Utility wires down blocking driveway near South Street, Halifax MA
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were dispatched to a report of utility wires down blocking a driveway near South Street in Halifax. The wires were found to be significantly damaged from a Verizon utility pole. The downed wires were blocking a driveway but the nearby road remained passable.
Audio|Heard on: Halifax Fire
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02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Now show engine 2 responding to the area near South Street.
00:03
Outside utility is wires down.
00:08
I'll take file.
00:09
I'm dispatching engine two.
00:11
It's actually going to be the area near South Street.
00:13
The caller was reporting a wire down blocking a driveway in that area.
00:17
It stated it was the second or third house on South Street on the right side after taking a left from Hayward.
00:24
Time out 1352.
00:28
Very good. Area near South Street.
00:31
The reporting party was not a resident at that address.
00:37
Negative, sir, she's going to be a passerby.
00:40
Very good, thank you.
00:44
On for the area near South Street.
00:47
All the man's at 1352.
00:52
All right, make this.
01:00
Agent.
01:04
A2 will be cleared on the shore and return.
01:09
A.2 will be cleared on the shore return in 1353.
01:12
For alarm, I get you, Agent 2, arriving area near South Street, F-12LLF, command.
01:21
Engine 2, have you in the area F2, Command, 3257.
01:30
The alarm from South Street, Command.
01:34
Stirlarm, Command.
01:39
This is going to be Verizon pole 799.
01:43
But apparently it's a significant wire down on the Verizon side.
01:47
Definitive damages to the wiring itself, if it is in fact blocking the driveway, you can just give them a call and get them all this way, please.
01:57
Let's go back.
01:58
We'll start them out that way.
02:00
There, 1,400.
02:06
Fire alarm to command just to confirm is that right in front of 80 south?
02:16
Fire alarm, stand by.
02:20
Thank you, thank you.
02:27
Welcome, resident appears to be near South Street.
02:31
Also, just be advised, Peltry is still passable, it does not end up the road traffic at all.
02:35
Very good, sir, 6.3 says.
02:39
Yes, absolutely at 63.
02:41
1402.
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Location mentioned:
South St, Halifax, MA 02338
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