Traffic crash damages electrical box on Okeechobee Blvd, Palm Beach County FL
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a traffic accident near the Turnpike and Okeechobee Boulevard that caused damage to a crosswalk electrical box. The box was pulled from the ground, leaving live wires exposed. The area was isolated and transportation authorities were notified for repairs.
Audio|Heard on: Palm Beach FL Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, Westside command.
00:01
Westside command.
00:04
Just an update, all patients are all seen.
00:06
We have a live electrical box that was damaged in the accident at ground level.
00:13
It was a crosswalk mechanism.
00:16
We notify DOT or traffic control to have it repaired.
00:22
Westside command, that was an electrical box and our crosswalk was damaged?
00:27
Affirmative, it was ripped down out of the ground.
00:28
We have live wires on the ground.
00:30
It's isolated at this time.
00:32
Copy, and that's going to be at Turnpike and Okeechobee and a crosswalk there?
00:38
Affirmative.
00:39
On the northwest corner.
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Location mentioned:
Okeechobee Blvd, Florida
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