False alarm: cables down but no fire at street corner, Reading MA
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Fire & ArsonFire and police responded to reported wires down near Deering Street and Harriman Avenue. No fire or smoke was found. The wires were determined to be a cable drop. Relevant utility companies were notified, and police remained on scene to manage the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Police and fire units responding to reported wires down at Deering Street and Harriman Avenue.
00:06
No signs of smoke or fire, no sparking wires observed.
00:12
Hazard will be cleared.
00:14
All right.
00:19
9.30.
00:21
9.5.
00:24
This belongs to number near 67 bearing, 6,000.
00:28
Are you seeing me?
00:31
Might be a cable drop.
00:34
All right.
00:40
Ready on 107?
00:45
107. I have 650 Main Street CVS for accidental 911 by manager (name withheld).
00:54
Roger.
01:00
Spring Street, PDON team, it appears to be a cable drop coming from that house.
01:05
No sign of arcing or sparking wires.
01:13
6'1, right?
01:16
6-1.
01:18
That'll be traffic enforcement on Brook Street.
01:22
Bruce.
01:27
Green fire, the latter one.
01:30
Another one.
01:33
Ladder 1 is on Fon Fon Fon Fon Fon Fon.
01:38
Nice flight right.
01:41
Okay.
01:42
All right.
01:46
Okay.
01:47
Fire department request and you notify RMLD.
01:52
Roger?
01:57
No. Notary.
01:59
Right.
02:02
All right. Another. All right.
02:04
They're also requesting to ride.
02:06
No.
02:08
No.
02:10
Right, request of Verizon.
02:16
One out seven, running.
02:20
One out seven. One out seven.
02:23
All they're going out, CVS.
02:25
Can you repeat the name again?
02:31
It looks like it's going to be (name withheld).
02:34
Roger.
02:44
Reading for a letter one.
02:46
Hearing the latter one.
02:51
Wires are blocking the roadway.
02:53
Police will remain on scene and Ladder 1 will be clear.
02:58
The roadway, police remaining on scene, you are clear.
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Location mentioned:
Deering St & Harriman Ave, Reading, MA 01867
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