Six-year-old injured by electrical outlet in Cambridge, Cambridge NY
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Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a call near West Main Street in Cambridge for a six-year-old child who was electrocuted after inserting a metal pin into a power outlet. The child suffered burns to her finger but no fire or smoke was present at the scene.
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Cambridge Fire and EMS, 80 West Main Street, Department 3, Cambridge.
00:04
Callers reporting a six-year-old female electrocution from a power outlet.
00:26
Cambridge, fire on EMS,
00:29
second call EMS, near West Main Street, Department 3, Cambridge.
00:32
Female caller on the line reporting a six-year-old female electrocution from an outlet.
00:43
Farr's 1-2-0-2-0.
00:48
Farktrial Car 2203.
00:58
The piece of metal is still in the outlet, there's no smoke or fire visible.
01:03
The child's finger is black.
01:10
Affirming, 8-0.
01:14
8-0-Wain apartment spree.
01:23
Near West Main Street Department 3 Cambridge sits back behind the building is right on the main roadway.
01:34
Yes, a six-year-old female.
01:36
She stuck a metal pole into an outlet and was electrocuted.
01:41
Car 2203 is responding 153.
01:49
225-2 responding 1530.
01:54
Our control cartridge is open.
01:58
A child stuck a bobby pin in the outlet.
02:04
There was a flash and she has burns on her finger.
02:09
There is currently no hazard visible.
02:12
The pin is still in the outlet.
02:23
153 in it.
02:30
POMO 2252 5252.
02:36
We have the mother to calm down. I believe it's going to be a bobby pin that was stuck into an outlet and there are burns to her hands.
02:46
Steve where is your one out.
02:49
13309.
02:54
AMS control.
02:58
2252.
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2252. 2252.
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2252 arising 1540.
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Location mentioned:
W Main St, Cambridge, NY 12816
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