Live wires spotted near 18th and Callowhill, Philadelphia PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of live wires sparking near North 18th Street and Callowhill Street in Philadelphia. Multiple 911 calls were received reporting lights out in the area near Vine Street. The power company was requested to prioritize repairs near the Community College location.
Audio|Heard on: Philadelphia PA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Eighteenth and Callowhill.
00:02
Fireboard's en route for a live wire.
00:06
Fireboard's en route for some live wires sparking.
01:19
Lights appear to be out at 18th and Vine.
01:24
Fireboard is not on location.
01:27
Can you find out if they've responded? I did hear them heading up here when I was grabbing my lunch.
01:33
But I'm not seeing any wires sparking or anything on fire.
01:40
Okay, calls are coming in still.
01:42
The 911 calls were saying 18th and Callowhill, but the unit that came over the air said near North 18th.
01:49
So I'm not sure, but the calls are still coming in.
01:54
All right, it's up here on Callowhill.
02:08
All right, can we reach out to Pico and see if they can put a priority on this because it's near the community college?
02:19
Okay, you don't have a pole number or anything, do you?
02:24
Let me see if I can locate one.
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Location mentioned:
N 18th St & Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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