Utility crew responds to downed electrical line, Shelton CT
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Utility HazardAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a utility hazard near Button Rd in Shelton, where an electrical service line had detached from a pole and was hanging across a driveway and tree. The line remained connected to the house end. The area was taped off for safety until repairs could be made.
Audio|Heard on: Shelton Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:12
Transcript:
00:00
We should make a note, the service wire, the electrical service near Button Rd is also on the ground.
00:06
It doesn't look like anybody's home.
00:08
We're going to tape it off as best we can, but there's really nothing we can do.
00:14
Is it disconnected from the house end or the supply end?
00:22
It's hanging in the driveway; I'll have to walk down the driveway, but the primary came off the insulator and just rested on the top of the pole in the street.
00:34
Okay.
00:41
32 dispatch.
00:57
All right, the service line is still attached to the house, but it's detached from the pole and hung up in the tree.
01:03
So primary on the pole was off the insulator in the service line for house.
01:09
I told you the service near Button Rd is disconnected from the pole.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Button Rd, Shelton, CT 06484
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