Tree down blocks gateway drive and business 50, Cole County MO
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Road ClosureA tree has fallen across Gateway Drive and West Business 50 near Dollar General, causing multiple power lines to come down. Ameren crews are on scene repairing the damage and the road is closed in both directions.
Audio|Heard on: Cole County Fire Protection Districts
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02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Regional West Fire, line down, west business, Dollar General at Apache Flats, cross streets Landers Way and Gateway Drive, Regional West Fire jurisdiction.
00:14
Regional West Fire, line down, west business.
00:18
Dollar General at Apache Flats, cross streets are Landers Way and Gateway Drive, Regional West Fire.
00:35
Jeff 416 is responding.
00:39
416 responded.
00:45
416, you're responding for a power line down near Dollar General on Apache Flats.
00:49
Deputy was flagged down about the issue.
00:54
Receive, thank you.
01:02
25 responding.
01:11
Copy 425, 425, 416 news, with line down near Dollar General at Apache Flats.
01:16
Our caller is advised that this is actually going to be a tree down at Gateway and West Business 50.
01:21
Again, a tree down and West Business 50 on Gateway.
01:26
It has taken down multiple power lines.
01:29
I'm going to go ahead and call Ameren.
01:33
Number 16, copy.
01:37
3.01 responding.
01:41
Was that 4D3O?
01:45
4D301.
02:00
4301 on the scene appears we do have hazard here.
02:04
Gateway will be closed, tree across the road.
02:08
Happy roadway closed, tree across the roadway.
02:10
Okay.
02:16
Roadway, command, Jeff.
02:19
Command, go.
02:22
Ameren has two trucks on the scene, multiple poles snapped.
02:25
We're going to be blocking Gateway from both ends and assisting Ameren.
02:30
You can continue 425, discard all of the each.
02:34
Copy any further Cole County units.
02:36
Just find in the scene can disregard.
02:37
425 can continue.
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Location mentioned:
Gateway Dr & Bus 50 W, Jefferson Township, MO 65109
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