Downed power lines linked to traffic accident, Caseyville IL
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of arcing power lines near South Main in Caseyville. The issue was later found to be related to a vehicle accident down the road that caused a power pole to fall.
Audio|Heard on: St. Clair IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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I'm going to be near South Main looking for power lines arcing.
00:06
10-4.
00:08
MECOMM 2001.
00:10
Go ahead. Can you try to make contact with the caller to see if they have a better location besides just near South Main?
00:19
Ten four. It was initially an alarm that was called in.
00:23
We had a, it was called in by CENCOM.
00:25
We had to transfer from them,
00:27
and they're advising that people were walking by the village hall and saw power lines coming down.
00:32
I'll try to contact that caller.
00:35
Copy. Thank you.
00:36
Yeah, we're at South Main and there's no power lines.
00:39
They're hanging low.
00:40
And a case so far is out on a vehicle accident to a power pole down in their area just down the road about a half mile.
00:47
10-4. 2801 dispatch.
00:50
Unable to call back the person who called in about the wires.
00:56
They were thinking it was possibly related to the car accident down the street.
01:00
Copy. I'll keep searching around 137.
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Location mentioned:
S Main St, Caseyville, IL 62232
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