Vehicle accident with downed power lines closes road, Herkimer County NY
TrafficA vehicle accident at Beacon Light and Townline Road caused power lines to fall and the road was closed for safety reasons. Fire and emergency units responded and managed the situation.
Audio|Source: Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We've got a vehicle accident with hazard, wires down across the roadway.
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Engine two copies.
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Engine three are you on the road yet?
00:16
That's correct.
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Can you come down Stony Brook to Townline and close the road at that end? We don't want it to start burning.
00:29
Copy that.
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Here, three, this is five.
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Do you want me to try a different tow?
00:43
Now that works.
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We'll get the one off the road first.
00:45
The other is in the field.
00:48
Right, see.
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You're probably going to be here for a little bit.
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On the car 3 to control command.
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Air clear at 1245.
01:18
May that be necessary, but an update for grid if it might get it.
01:20
No primaries down, just secondaries.
01:23
The closest pole to the one that sheared completely off is 74.
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About 31 is going to be shut down at Beacon Light and Townline Road.
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I'm on fire.
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The closest pole to the shear off once.
01:42
And you said you're closing the road at Beacon and Townline, correct?
01:47
That's affirmative.
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Herkimer County, NY
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