Downed utility pole causes road closure and safety checks
Road ClosureA utility pole has fallen, creating a hazardous situation. There is a live wire that needs to be cleaned up, and emergency services are checking the area for safety. Officers are on site to assess the situation and ensure the Public Works employees are safe.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
02:43
Transcript:
Copy, give me a call now. (Name withheld), go ahead. Thank you, sir. If you do me a favor, get in contact with DPW. Have the response to my location, please. I'm on Vernon Street. Probably, I'll call them now. We need to you too. Have that. Thank you. One out to control me. Answer. Please, sir. Call 1, Channel 2, (name withheld) Channel 2. Call 1, Channel 2. Call one out. Go ahead. Go ahead. You just swing by 147 Hampshire Street Public Works. Make sure everything's all right there. We're not able, we're trying to raise them to get them on the radio or the phone. No answer. We just make sure everything's all right. In route, Chair. Probably, thank you. Local 5 control. Local 5. Negative service, clear. Receive your click. 19 in control? 19. Instire was mitigated that live wire threat and 10 hours just awaiting CBW and you've contacted them, correct? Oh, we've attempted to contact them on the radio and the phones. We didn't get an answer. One-hour's on the way to be out now to see if everything's okay though. Thank you. One-hour to control? Answer, one-hour. Off of the DPW employee at the yard, where they needed? Ten hours looking for someone's 40-month front in the street for the cleanup after the YFL, the pole fell. Appreciate. They're going to be making the way up there. Got that, thank you, one-hour. I'm sorry, okay. I answer. I'm clear with DCR's assistance.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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