Utility poles snapped and wires down near Pilgrim and Martin roads, Wellesley MA

Road Closure

Reported: 10/31/2025 08:34 PM

Pilgrim Rd & Martin Rd, Wellesley, MA 02481

Multiple utility poles snapped and wires are down near Pilgrim Road and Martin Road. The incident caused a large power outage and blocked the roads in the area. Emergency services were requested to control traffic and manage the scene.

Audio|Source: Wellesley Police and Fire, AreaWide3, Metro Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Fourteen twelve all the control. Towsy respond at Pudgeon.

00:14

Towsy responding to Logan Road at Pocom Circle for the wires down.

00:20

Barlam, tower tape.

00:25

No,

00:26

that's your answer.

00:28

We've vines, Emilteens and notified of the wires down,

00:33

and we've got multiple calls for power outage in the area, large power outage.

00:40

Receive.

00:49

Tower 2-0.

00:54

Tower shooter, you're out, 23-point.

01:01

Terlem, Tower 2.m Tollum, Tower 2.

01:02

The alarm, Tower 2.

01:07

The alarm, Tower 2.

01:14

To Tower 2.

01:18

No to answer.

01:22

Just an updated call closer to Martin Road and it snapped the utility pole.

01:31

Yeah, we're off, we're here.

01:36

All right,

01:38

I'm looking back one.

01:45

Fileeline, Medicare 1.

01:48

Medical 1 is clear of Newton Welles returning in service.

01:53

Medical is clear Newton Welles returning in service, 2342.

02:03

Judge to the file line.

02:13

Can you send a police go down in the room to block the roads and still have cars coming down this way?

02:20

Two poles are snapped and it's multiple primaries down on the ground.

02:27

Richard.

02:32

Pawsing so working circuit.

02:39

(number withheld) Linden Street at Rockland Street.

02:43

With the Fire Department, Pilgrim Road,

02:45

near Martin Road,

02:47

multiple poles, a snap with wires down, any spoke the road.

02:54

Reese's Pilgrim Road.

02:57

Walley Control's 1412.

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Pilgrim Rd & Martin Rd, Wellesley, MA 02481

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