Power lines down causing outages and traffic issues in Omaha, Omaha NE
Fire & ArsonDowned power lines near South 20th Street caused electrical arcing across a truck and fence, resulting in power outages affecting a large part of South Omaha. Fire and police units responded to secure the area and manage traffic due to multiple poles down at several intersections around center street.
Audio|Source: Omaha Police Dispatch - Southeast
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Transcript:
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With the fire department, still alarm, Liberty Harfoots,
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near South 20th.
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near South 20th got a line down across a truck and a fence arcing people keep driving on it
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1127 and 5 is back on 3 1127 6 5 is back on 3 1127 1st 253s they'll be notified old 5pccd as well
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3.06.
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23006.
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2027 traffic on 24 MP, it's Paul.
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We're in Chevy Cruise on nobody like one occupant.
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On 27. 27.
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168, Jack on 3.
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1127 and 206-8 6-4 7 by 1st 10m. 10.m. 6-8
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13th and Martha 1-3 and Martha checked for light out in all direction from 20th to 13.
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1128.
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Two down six five.
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All foot units calling six four you were standing by.
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So I have six four. Show me checking the potty at the Conoco.
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Correction, the fill of six to six gas station at two four and G's and George on the south side of the building.
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Understood.
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Set on six five.
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If you get a call out wide dot 24 inventing,
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correction two zero inventing,
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there's a crew that are not working on it.
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Apparently 13th and IE is out as well.
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I'm going to have fire check with HopiPDC if they're working on outage.
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It also could be related to Baker 53s, wired down on the fence and truck.
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To add on the 6-8. This is going to be related to 53.
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Sounds like the power line that came down.
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Knocked out a large chunk of South Omaha there and all the lights.
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Clear?
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1131.
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31 on 98.
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113. 2 bigger 5,
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3, 2 out of 68.
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Apparently there's multiple poles down,
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17th and center,
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19th in center,
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20th in center.
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We're clear and we're out with fire.
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Their engine's going to stand by at 20th and center.
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We're going to go up to 16th and center and make our way down to see where the poles are actually down. We may need more cruisers for traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Near S 20th St, Omaha, NE 68108
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