Broken streetlight found leaning against tree, Minneapolis MN
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Other Non-Crime EventAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of a possible downed power line near Newton Avenue North and 33rd Avenue North. They discovered a broken streetlight leaning against a tree and determined there was no electrical hazard. The street department was notified for repair, and the utility company response was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Engine 14, code two response for a downed possible power line.
00:03
Newton Avenue North and 33rd Avenue North.
00:06
Squad 414 Alpha.
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Engine 14 for code two for a downed possible power line.
00:12
Newton Avenue North and 33rd Avenue North.
00:14
Squad 414 Alpha at (number withheld).
00:18
Engine 14 en route code two to check a possible downed power line.
00:22
Newton Avenue North and 33rd Avenue North.
00:24
It's on the southeast corner in a tree near Newton Avenue North.
00:27
Fourteen oh three.
00:29
Dispatch, engine eight's arrived near Portland.
00:33
Engine eight arrives at (number withheld).
00:37
Dispatch, engine 14 has arrived.
00:38
33rd and Newton.
00:40
This is not a power line.
00:41
This is a line going to a streetlight, but the streetlight itself has been broken off at the base and is leaning against a tree.
00:49
If you could just notify the street department to come check this out.
00:53
Right now there's no arcing and sparking hazard.
00:56
Excel does not need to respond.
00:58
We see this as just a line going to the streetlight and the streetlight is broken and leaning.
01:02
We'll get a hold of the street department.
01:03
Department for the light and cancel Excel (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
N 33rd Ave & N Newton Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
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