Tree branch causes multiple downed power lines sparking


Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
Engine 5, 1306 34th Street, 1306 34th Street on wires down. Engine 5, Go, Response 1, Fireground 5, 2357. Truck 6, you're going to Southwest 14th in Watress, Southwest 14th in Watress. Caller says between 13th and 14th on Watress. There's power line hanging low and sparking. Mid-Americans been notified. Truck 6 copy, thank you. Dispatch from Genet. Go ahead and Genet. Okay, we've got a pretty large tree branch. It's off tree and it's being held up by all the wires. It's split a wire. We've got a couple that are hanging. Down lane in the street. It doesn't look like this neighborhood. It has power either. Copy. The tree branch lagging on the wires. It is not smoldering or on fire at this time. Copy. Engine 5. You're going to 1306 34th Street on 3rd Street on wires down. Caller says multiple lines are down, tree fell on the wires. Mid-American has been notified. Engine five, Kathy.
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Location mentioned:
Near 34th St, Des Moines, IA 50311
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