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Tree blocks washington street with tv cable involvedCharleston WV

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audio iconRoad Closure
Washington St W, Charleston, WV 25313

A tree has fallen across Washington Street West near Dempsey Drive, blocking the road and involving a television coaxial cable. No power lines are affected. The street department has been requested to remove the tree. The obstruction has since been moved off the road and will be fully cleared tomorrow.

Audio|Heard on: Kanawha County Public Safety
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03:15
Transcript:
00:00
New one thing, we do have a tree across the roadway and just a TV cable involved no power lines.
00:08
Coax cable, no power, 1600.
00:14
The ask will be near Washington Street West near Dempsey Drive.
00:21
Devil.
00:24
Embankment in the creek, no injuries, we'll need a wrecker.
00:27
I got a trespassing elk drive and a disabled vehicle, a little sandy road.
00:54
Damn.
00:58
All 16 match radio.
00:59
I saw him into that trespass complaint.
01:00
I'll love that at first.
01:03
16 Temple.
01:14
6-3. 6-3. 6-3.
01:18
6-3 match. I'll have to drop out to, we'll throw up here and take care of that accident.
01:23
6.3 Temple.
01:25
16-02.
01:31
7.
01:33
16 or 2.
01:42
Temple.
01:44
Campbell. 48, copy.
01:48
Table.
01:53
3, now at 16.20, 6.2.
02:02
Yep.
02:07
100 metric.
02:08
10,
02:12
41, 3.
02:15
41, 1603. Go.
02:19
Sound made, which you have one of the disabled vehicles you got.
02:26
The Tyler Ridge Road, Tyler Heights call first.
02:30
Good boy, thank you.
02:35
Damn.
02:40
Metro Back to 100.
02:42
I was just reading the last update.
02:43
They got it moved off the roadway.
02:45
They're going to come back and get it tomorrow.
02:54
I'll show you headed to Myrna Lane.
03:01
Sir to Culliver Road Command.
03:07
Five six, guy.
03:12
Is he sitting the street department up here to cut this tree out of the road?

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Washington St W, Charleston, WV 25313

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