Downed power line arcing near home in Reading, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a power line arcing near a house on Lovelia Avenue in Reading, Pennsylvania. The wire was reported to be sparking every 10 to 15 minutes and running from pole to pole. Power remained active, and a utility company representative was on scene to assess and repair the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Near Lovelia Ave.
00:01
Engine 66, I'm (name withheld), near Lovelia Ave.
00:05
Wire arcing behind the house occurs every about 10 to 15 minutes and is going pole to pole.
00:10
Power still on, wire running down near a tree.
00:17
First (number withheld) responding with additional.
00:20
Deputy 686 responding with additional (number withheld).
00:23
FP 66 (number withheld).
00:27
Seventy-sixty-six two from the other.
00:30
Go ahead. We're going to be to the house to the right if you're looking at the A spot in the back.
00:35
Received, deputy sixty-six and copy that.
00:39
Berks deputy sixty-six.
00:41
Deputy sixty-six.
00:43
In the area, can we have an ops channel please?
00:46
Berks deputy sixty-six.
00:47
Sixty-six.
00:49
We do have a power line down arcing.
00:53
And actually we do have a method repair.
00:55
On location, so we're going to see if he needs any assistance.
00:58
We'll advise. CW 66, go wire down arcing.
01:02
Utility representative is on location.
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Location mentioned:
Lobelia Ave, Reading, PA 19605
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