Live electrical wire down after fallen utility pole, Philadelphia PA
Road ClosureA utility pole has fallen in the middle of a street causing a live electrical wire to dangle. Vehicles are driving near the hazard while police try to block traffic and alert emergency services.
Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police Dispatch - Northwest
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Transcript:
It's going to be a live wire is I believe it is.The entire pole down we have vehicles riding by a house.Another unit stop east down traffic.I'm going to stop Westfield and notify T.L.[2]and put a priority.I probably want to have some specific implications.Speaker 1st District Supervisor, you need me to call on Fireboard[1] because Firewall wasn't notified.Yeah, whoever's going to handle it, it's going to be a live pico wire and it's down in the middle of the street.That's the point.All right, we see if we can have any other than that can start over 668 that can block east south traffic?Okay. All right, boy now.Tom 35.
It's going to be a live wire is I believe it is.The entire pole down we have vehicles riding by a house.Another unit stop east down traffic.I'm going to stop Westfield and notify T.L.[2]and put a priority.I probably want to have some specific implications.Speaker 1st District Supervisor, you need me to call on Fireboard[1] because Firewall wasn't notified.Yeah, whoever's going to handle it, it's going to be a live pico wire and it's down in the middle of the street.That's the point.All right, we see if we can have any other than that can start over 668 that can block east south traffic?Okay. All right, boy now.Tom 35.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fireboard: Fire department communications
[2]
T.L.: Likely Traffic Lieutenant or supervisor
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