Telephone pole struck on Whetstone Hill causes outage, Somerset MA
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Road ClosureA telephone pole on Whetstone Hill was struck, causing power outages and alarms across the town. The pole is broken at the base with exposed wires. National Grid has been contacted to respond.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset Police and Fire
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04:40
Transcript:
00:00
Are you getting any power outage calls or alerts from anywhere else in town?
00:07
A telephone pole on Whetstone Hill just got struck, so it could be the cause for all of these alarms coming over.
00:16
Roger.
00:17
Just be advised on the high school to be used.
00:22
Control 10505 rescue water in route.
00:25
Whetstone Hill.
00:27
Great date, 740.
00:29
Once we need to be advised your message cut out at the very end.
00:32
The high school was fine, I'm assuming.
00:40
Yeah, affirmative.
00:41
Everything's fine. The high school just to be advised there's no power coming into the building we're on generator power.
00:48
Receive.
00:54
Cobborder control control answering car floor is the number on what's milk between (number withheld) (number withheld) (number withheld)
01:15
Cautfall will receive.
01:17
I wonder if you can show me on the same.
01:19
Coptball will have...
01:22
Cutsil command.
01:23
I made one.
01:25
747.47. Received 81.
01:30
Two to control.
01:31
I mean one, two to control.
01:42
Got forward to engine 6.
01:45
I have no injuries, we do have significant damage to the pole, we do have property damage.
01:56
Receive that I have 6.
01:58
I did 6 to control.
01:59
Can you give National Grid a call and have them respond here, please?
02:09
Can I get the pole number please?
02:17
Can I get the pole number please? Stand by.
02:24
Okay, one control.
02:28
Control answering.
02:30
Rescue 105, I'll see.
02:33
Right safe time for you.
02:40
Agent 6 to control.
02:43
We're on stage.
02:46
We're on state.
02:51
Receive 7-2.
02:59
Allow command.
03:09
On the control.
03:12
Okay.
03:15
Vehicle operator when ready.
03:22
Send it.
03:23
It's going to be mass fox drought, Foxraud 7-7 lemus here, that's FF 77 L.
03:32
The operator is going to be the registered owner.
03:37
Okay.
03:43
Control the command.
03:46
Answer. Sir,
03:48
is there any down wires or entrapment involved?
03:55
Negative, but this pole is completely broken off at the base.
03:59
Guide wires are holding it up, so they need to get out yet.
04:03
Three-two.
04:08
No answer.
04:11
So, phone National Grid are going to have to come out ASAP, snap, it's going to be pole number (number withheld).
04:23
Roger, my partner's on the phone with them now.
04:26
Thank you for the phone number.
04:32
Control from command, we also have undergone wires exposed.
04:37
They are going to property across the street.
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Location mentioned:
Whetstone Hill Rd, Somerset, MA 02726
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