Vehicle hits pole causing pole and power line fire, Council Bluffs IA
Traffic, Fire & ArsonA vehicle crashed into a pole near the courthouse in Council Bluffs, causing the pole and power lines to catch fire. Emergency teams are responding.
Audio|Source: Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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5 and 6. Accident with vehicle fires south 6th Street, 5th Ave next to the courthouse. Vehicle struck a pole and is now on fire. 5 and 6. 6th and 6. 6th. 5. Can you 10[1]? 9? Nothing came through. 5 and 6. Vehicle versus pole. Vehicle now on fire, south 6th 3, 5th Ave.
00:25
will be in route to this. 10[1]. 10. Probably code 8 and route to the vehicle fire, but I'm the way out. Six in the area. We had down power lines, and power lines are on fire. It's on fire. Clear. The vehicle's on fire. It's the power lines, correct?
00:50
I'm on call off the fire. Code to be eight. Four and five, can you verify if the power lines are on fire, not the vehicle? Correct. The power lines are on fire. Clear to be three. Nine. I'm going to be transporting one adult male to the jail for fields.
Police codes explained
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10: Code 8 (en route to scene)
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Council Bluffs, IA
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