Electric vehicle crash causes utility pole fire, Rockland County NY
TrafficIn Rockland County, NY, firefighters responded to a crash in which an electric vehicle hit a utility pole. The pole snapped and caught fire at the top. The driver was safely out of the vehicle while crews checked for electrical hazards and disconnected power.
Audio|Source: Rockland County UHF Fireground Tact 2
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Transcript:
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Tankers, stage back there for now.
00:02
No one trapped in the vehicle, he's out popping a feeding.
00:08
Okay, we didn't even know there was vehicle trapped.
00:12
It was a vehicle versus hole.
00:15
All snapped in half, it looks like it snapped in half,
00:19
and the driver's off in the TV.
00:22
Okay,
00:24
it would have been nice to know that in the beginning.
00:31
Tanker pull up towards my car.
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The vehicle that was involved in the electric vehicle.
00:42
Is, uh, have Aaron going to handle the hazard or if they're just going to take pictures?
00:47
I call on the back up, he's backing up.
00:51
All right, what do you want for much do you want us to open up and see we can make sure it's disconnected or what?
00:59
Yeah, I'm going to pull up alongside of it, use the app, and try to find it disconnect.
01:04
And I look at you guys that way.
01:08
Okay, where was the hazard directly on the pole that he made impact with?
01:12
Yeah, it's burning at the top of the pole, but it seems to be out at his mouth, it's glaring up a little bit.
01:18
There's no wires on the ground,
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just the top of the pole.
01:24
Oh yeah, I can see from here that middle conductor came off its insulator.
01:29
Looks like it's hitting the side of the pole.
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Rockland County, NY
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