Tree falls on lines then catches fire on Rock Cave Rd, Upshur County WV
Fire & ArsonA large tree fell across Rock Cave Road in West Virginia, causing power and phone lines to come down. The lines remained active, and the tree later caught fire, leading to a response by fire and utility crews.
Audio|Source: Upshur County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
444 rope tape road tree down with blind company for response
00:30
1.444 Rock Cave Road, tree down with the lines.
00:34
Company 4 respond 1156.
00:38
1456. 2.4, go ahead.
00:48
Did they say what kind of lines they are?
00:52
I believe it's all kinds of blind.
00:55
She buys a treat split went different directions, parked with the phone lines went towards the road, the other part of the power lines is in her yard.
01:05
Not really sure.
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If you wouldn't care, go ahead and notify both the utilities, please.
01:17
Be in our phone materially.
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Copy, we're working on that now.
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1080,000. Thank you.
02:06
24 to base.
02:22
Cheryl, that is roll call, Tom, on my way.
02:25
I'm on my way. I'm on point closer road now.
02:29
All right, ten points.
02:31
That wind is me now through here.
02:41
I think I'm Sharon Griffithet's shopping save and take her home.
02:48
It'll be fine to keep traffic back.
02:54
Good morning.
03:00
Before the show, you're responding at 1200 hours.
03:03
It's going to be 1.44 rock room.
03:07
Caller advice for trees split like three different ways.
03:11
I believe part of the tree is down in the yard with power lines, but part of it's in the roadway with phone lines, possibly.
03:32
Dispatched T5-5.
03:40
Chief Fy, go ahead.
03:47
The Sands from the Power Company.
03:51
The sand trucks are starting to get the lined up pretty bad here on Valley Chapel.
03:58
They have in Santa ETA.
04:00
They have been notified.
04:05
Okay, that's received.
04:06
Thank you.
04:12
The service back and eyes the tree that's in the power lines and now on fire.
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Rock Cave Rd, West Virginia
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