Downed power and communication lines close road in Norfolk County, Stoughton MA
Road ClosureFire crews and police responded to downed power and communication lines on Dutton Road near Atkinson Lane in Norfolk County. A tractor trailer likely struck the low-hanging lines on a pole. The road was closed until utility crews arrived to address the situation. Low communication lines and power lines caused the closure, and police have spoken to the truck driver. Verizon was contacted to assist with the issue. Road access at Atkinson Lane and Dutton Road was restricted during the incident.
Audio|Source: Norfolk County Fire Control
05:25
Transcript:
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Superfire inspecting engine to the area of Dutton Road, near Hudson Road, down power line 14-07.
00:14
Conor three, separate fire.
00:17
Subvered fire. Answering Connie three.
00:21
I'll be responding to an engine two as well in the area of the gunned road for the power line down.
00:29
received a 35 car 3 in route 2.7 for the down power line 14-08 file let me have any more information about this is just a wire in the roadway is darking or any other additional information
00:55
Negative, sir.
00:56
They didn't report anything stocking or anything along those lines just called in for a wire down.
01:06
This is okay.
01:33
A1 tape on fire. A1's back in quarters.
01:43
Carthry, September Fire.
01:47
You're answering Conferry.
01:51
I'll be off with PD.
01:55
Dunnett, Atkinson.
01:58
I think we've got some low-tanging communication lines still up in the pole.
02:02
Right.
02:07
You can save you off the 7. Concern with the police low-lying communication lines 1411.
02:21
Pacific Fire.
02:24
Superfire answering category.
02:29
Apparently a tractor truck coming down the road on Atkinson and must have hit the communication lines low in the pole.
02:38
It's the sixth bundle of, again, communication lines on this pole,
02:43
which are hanging low.
02:46
It's a very probably how's that?
02:51
The very fire, answering engine two is going out with Cosby.
03:06
Engine two is going out with Cosby.
03:07
You see the engine two on arrival, 1413.
03:09
Hey.
03:16
A1 is a retired.
03:19
A very fire, answering A1.
03:22
A1 for me, Ceremson,
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returning.
03:25
Very fire, he has A1 clear and returning.
03:31
14, 13.
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13.
03:39
Averify 82-Cass 3.
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A3
03:49
So want you to call on cop-free? Uh-huh.
03:54
Do you need us to call anyone to check those wires?
04:05
All right?
04:07
Sounds like PD has already called in a request for Verizon.
04:13
Do you want to follow up to them as well? Again, this is a tractor trailer like these things.
04:18
PD said they talk to the driver.
04:21
But they are hanging low.
04:22
It's going to have to be able to exiting or entering this Atkinson lane from Dunn Road.
04:34
I receive, sir, no exiting or entering from that road. We'll check with Verizon.
04:48
Cotry is somebody fire.
04:50
Very fire answering Cotry.
04:58
Can you reach out to the DPWC as they can bring some road closure and cones up to this roadway here?
05:11
You said that at Atkinson Road, correct?
05:18
Atkinson Lane at Dutton Road.
05:23
I receive, thank you.
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