Tree and wires down cause road closure near Boardley Rd, Sandwich MA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to Boardley Road near Harlow Road in Sandwich, Massachusetts, for a possible vehicle crash initially reported to have caused wires to fall. Upon arrival, responders determined that the incident involved a fallen tree on power lines, resulting in roadway closures in multiple nearby locations while utility crews were contacted.
Audio|Heard on: Barnstable MA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Near Boardley Road, possible motor vehicle crash.
00:02
Believed to have caused wires to come down.
00:05
Multiple calls received.
00:08
Unit 37 responding, turning onto Boardley now.
00:15
Acknowledged, unit 755H35.
00:20
Unit 35.
00:23
Radio reports wires down.
00:32
Acknowledged.
00:38
Copy of the vehicle information noted.
00:46
FD unit 04 responding on Boardley Road.
00:59
Unit 75537 shutting down Boardley at Harlow for wires.
01:12
Unit 32755.
01:19
Unit 32755.
01:22
Go ahead.
01:26
Not a vehicle crash; a tree is on the wires.
01:28
Request to contact Eversource.
01:34
Acknowledged.
01:39
Pole number reported as forty-one over three and a half.
01:47
Unit 32 directed to go to Farmersville and Boardwalk.
02:03
Unit 32 acknowledged.
02:09
Unit 3504.
02:10
Unit 33 to close Great Hill side.
02:18
Unit proceeding toward Great Hill.
02:25
Unit 33 arriving first.
02:28
Go ahead, unit 33.
02:34
Great Hill Road shut down near Palm Bottom.
02:41
Unit 35, standby.
02:48
One pole identified as ninety-one five over 120.
02:52
Unable to access the other pole.
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Location mentioned:
Boardley Rd & Harlow Rd, Sandwich, MA 02563
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