Downed live electric wire blocks road near public facility, Hedgesville WV
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A live electric wire fell near the 5700 block of Cherry Run Road close to Johnson Excavating, blocking the road and causing traffic rerouting. Authorities are on scene managing the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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01:33
Transcript:
00:00
I have a down electric line on the Cherry Run Road near 5700 block.
00:06
I'm going to be rerouting, so I'll be running a few minutes late in this morning.
00:12
There's people on the scene that have the road blocks, so they've already called someone.
00:20
Copy that.
00:25
Copy Paramedic (number withheld).
00:29
The Paramedic (number withheld).
00:34
The Paramedic (number withheld) is arrived.
00:36
Winchester Medical Center will be out of county on the service.
00:40
Copy (number withheld), (number withheld).
00:49
Berkeley Paramedic (number withheld) en route to Berkeley Medical Center.
00:54
Copy (number withheld), 6 o'clock 9.
00:59
14-07 to 13.
01:03
Go ahead, 7.
01:06
Do you hear the conversation about the wire down on Cherry Run Road?
01:10
Yes, I did, but I'm not sure where it's that?
01:15
It's right there around Johnson excavating.
01:20
All right, copy that.
01:22
Well,
01:23
hopefully it'll be out of the way when I get there.
01:25
Thank you.
01:27
Okay.
01:28
It is a live wire.
01:30
They said they were going to put the boards over, but I wouldn't go to cross it.
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Location mentioned:
Cherry Run Rd, Hedgesville, WV 25427
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