Light pole falls near Stewart and 42nd St, Chicago IL
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a light pole apparently fell from a viaduct near Stewart Avenue and West 42nd Street. Some vehicles attempted to drive through a nearby alley to bypass the obstruction. Streets and Sanitation were notified. No wires appear to be down, though the fallen pole rests on them.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
Listen to dispatch call
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Somebody else called and said that 42nd and Stewart had a light post that fell from the viaduct.
00:06
I guess cars are trying to drive through the alley now to get around that.
00:17
(name withheld) has already been notified.
00:31
9.15.
00:34
15.
00:38
Good morning.
00:39
Can you slide up to 914 speed? This came in as well, being over by...
00:47
Black shirt, black shorts.
00:50
He said he was concerned for her safety. I don't know if she walked off.
00:58
Good morning, just so you know, 933 is a down car today and 31 has two in the front.
01:15
9.35. 935.
01:23
Good morning. 925, please.
01:28
25. 25. Good morning, Q as well.
01:32
If you guys can take a ride a while.
01:34
13.
01:41
Sound with me?
01:44
Yeah, so you said Streets and Sanitation is notified? Yeah, they've been notified.
01:52
Okay, yeah, it's a light pole that's down, no wires are down.
01:59
It's just a light pole that's down probably from the express.
02:08
You said no wires are found, but they kept saying that it’s suspended from wires off the alley. The pole is on the wires. The wires are not down.
02:23
Okay. We're going to call (name withheld) to see if they can handle it, the sooner the better.
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Location mentioned:
Stewart Ave & W 42nd St, Chicago, IL 60609
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