Live electrical wire causes small fire near Old Philadelphia Pike, Douglassville PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a live electrical wire was found on the ground near Old Philadelphia Pike in Douglas Township, causing a small fire. The fire was not spreading, but the live wire posed a safety hazard until utility crews arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Units signed Old Philadelphia Pike and Douglas Township.
00:02
The time is being held the company 49.
00:04
All the units can recall 040-0604.
00:07
Parks, Captain 49.
00:11
Captain 49.
00:13
We did find the wire that's live on the ground.
00:17
The proper address is near Old Philadelphia Pike.
00:21
I have a pole number when you're ready.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:31
(number withheld).
00:37
The wire is off the side of the road.
00:39
It is arcing.
00:41
The fire is not spreading at this time, but it is creating a little fire of its own, but at this time again it's not spreading.
00:55
Please,
00:57
copy the full number of wires rocks the side of the road, fire's not spreading, full advice my dad's 0610.
01:04
Again, it's definitely a live wire.
01:07
Nothing we can do with it until they get here though, but don't want anybody to walk on it, then it is a live wire.
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Location mentioned:
Old Philadelphia Pike, Douglassville, PA 19529
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