Live electrical wires down after transformer explosion, Fairhaven MA
Fire & ArsonA transformer exploded near Alden Road causing live electrical wires to fall on the roadway. This led to a power outage and multiple road closures while emergency services responded to the incident.
Audio|Source: Acushnet, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett Police Dispatch
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead and go around don't come this one go stop traffic on roads at the street please don't go that way
00:21
We're around all the roads.
00:23
We're out from long road.
00:26
Two, what do you need?
00:29
Like the long wires, transformers blew up in front of, uh,
00:34
across from Fahmica, Humber.
00:36
We have to shut down the road over here. We've got live wires on the cover.
00:41
Control, can you contact ever source getting the media response?
00:52
I don't know if you're in the area, but we're going to need traffic up at 25 more fast on the street.
01:00
We're down.
01:04
We got all the lights out at near Alden Rd.
01:13
Two, Steve, I'll be there in a few.
01:24
404 to 402. What part of the roadway do you need, is it right here?
01:30
Yeah, just not following northbound traffic. It's kind of just waving into the roadway. I don't want to hit it.
01:40
10-4[1].
01:47
Fairhaving Control 2, where is 402?
01:53
402.
01:56
402, just be advised where starting fire,
02:04
help for the wires.
02:06
If you can do it in the address of near Alden Rd.
02:20
Do you need anywhere else? Are you guys good for ever?
02:26
We should be good, thank you.
02:32
I'd like to go on question six, too.
02:41
404 control, I'm out with two.
02:43
Two, you have a car going by you.
02:46
Yeah, there's a little south down behind me.
03:09
Control copies you, sir. Just be advised.
03:11
Fire department's heading over at 58 Main Street for sparking wires.
03:17
Copy that 401. I'll head up.
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[1]
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Location mentioned:
Near Alden Rd, Fairhaven, MA 02719
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