Wires and poles down blocking roads near Wendover Rd, Yonkers NY

Road Closure

Reported: 10/31/2025 11:27 PM

Wendover Rd & Ritchie Dr, Yonkers, NY 10705

Multiple utility poles and wires are down across roads near Wendover Road, Ritchie Drive, and Marshall Road. A large fallen tree is blocking the road, causing road closures. Crews warn to use safety tools when crossing downed wires.

Audio|Source: Yonkers Fire Department

02:51

Transcript:

00:00

This is you guys. We're getting a call for wires down.

00:03

It's the levelling truck as a bath off above, windover,

00:08

and hide Richie Drive.

00:11

Vichita 2nd gentlemen we have approximately 70-foot tree, 3 foot in diameter down across the road.

00:19

We're still investigated and try to get a handle on what's going on.

00:30

Sabre, 30884.

00:32

Sabre, 30884.

00:44

Dr.O.3 on you?

00:48

Zero, sir. Zero,

00:53

sir.

00:54

The radio.

00:57

Three-o-three. Two-cutting the rubber-ladder's ab across the wind of a little wires down.

01:24

Really?

01:27

You have a call back on 15th and no one's response to the door. I'm going to call back on 15 hours and no one's response to the door.

01:42

The guy you're doing office. I'm trying, sir.

01:53

We have several telephone poles down.

01:57

Marshall Road, Ritchie Drive.

02:01

Wendover Road to Travis.

02:06

We're primary and secondary stand.

02:10

We're unsure to scope of the damage because we're unable to get past the polls and down.

02:21

Traver battalion suitors, there's a roll pole down on Marshall Road, Ritchie Drive,

02:26

and Linda Rose to traverse the primary and secondary sound.

02:31

I'm sure the scope due to the polls, bucking the road.

02:40

The county two to all units operate on Richie Drive, Wendover Marshall.

02:44

We have your taxi sticks from the rig and make sure any wires you go by using the jacksticks before you're walking over them.

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Wendover Rd & Ritchie Dr, Yonkers, NY 10705

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