Tree down on power lines; roads closed


A tree fell onto power lines near Bittner's Hill, causing the lines to smoke. Fire crews are on scene and roads are closed until the power is turned off by the utility.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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Transcript:
51. Chief 51. I'm on scene. We'll make us Bittner's Hill Command. Communications on our private confirming reports. I see you have a poll number in crew force. I was met at notified. tree is down the wire is actively smoking. It's not going to be too much we can do here until (name withheld) shuts the power off. So we're going to be working on closing the roads.
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Location mentioned:
Bittners Hill Rd, Weisenberg Township, PA 18066
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