Low hanging wires reported on North Broad Street

Heard on: Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut Fire and EMS

01:48

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00:00

Dispatch, this is dispatch. Box 12 Fire responding Avery Street and North Broad Street.

00:05

Station T is reporting unknown type wires down.

00:08

Fox 12 fire to Avery Street in the area of North Broad.

00:12

Station T is reporting unknown type wires down.

00:14

1224 KID 72.

00:19

Responding Avery and North Broad.

00:24

Received 40.

00:30

For the dispatch, we'll be responding to ABC.

00:34

Be advised, Asher Avenue has been blocked off until assessed by Eversource.

00:44

464,

00:46

okay to close that one out.

00:52

The road is closed.

00:58

We're out of Westlake.

01:14

(number withheld) Avery Street,

01:16

low hanging, not down.

01:22

Two four, you copy?

01:30

Forty-seven's responding.

01:38

Forty-seven, hold there, please.

01:47

T forty-three on scene.

2026-09-26 16:23 UTC

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Broad St, Westerly, RI

Low hanging wires reported on North Broad Street

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible utility hazard involving unknown wires near Avery Street and North Broad Street. A nearby road was temporarily blocked while utility workers assessed the situation, and the wires were later reported as low hanging but not down.

Low hanging wires reported on North Broad Street

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