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Vehicle hits low-hanging power line, half residence without power, Colonial Heights VA

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Riverview Rd, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle encountered a low-hanging power line near Riverview Road affecting power to half a residence. The caller is safely inside the home. No sparks or fires were observed.

Audio|Heard on: Colonial Heights City Fire and EMS
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01:13
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 941, down a low-hanging wire, near Riverview Road.
00:05
Engine 941, down or low hanging wire, near Riverview Road, cross streets on Roslin Avenue and Ivy Avenue.
00:15
Priority 3[1] low, time of 1810.
00:28
Engine 941 route.
00:29
Hi,
00:31
Engine 941. She's responding to near Riverview Road.
00:34
Near Riverview Road,
00:36
cross of Roslin and Ivy.
00:38
Another car, driving, she has a power line down.
00:40
Touching her vehicle, she thinks she lost power to half of her residence, no sparks have been seen.
00:46
She ran out of party 3 at 1812.
00:57
Clans, can you confirm that the caller is not inside the vehicle and is in the home?
01:04
She is inside of her residence, not inside of the vehicle.
01:13
Okay.
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[1]
Priority 3: Routine/non-emergency response

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Location mentioned:
Riverview Rd, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

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