Car hits pole, causing live wire fire on road, Holmdel NJ
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A car collided with a pole at Holmdel Road and Crawford's Corner, causing a live electrical wire to fall and catch fire on the roadway. There was no brush fire. Authorities have notified the power company and are monitoring the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Monmouth County Fire/EMS
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06:56
Transcript:
00:00
...roadcroft. Roadcroft corner motor vehicle collision for Poverstool.
00:05
District 18, med-star.
00:08
Holmdell Road, Crawford's Corner, motor vehicle, car versus pole, pull down with brush fire.
00:15
(number withheld).
00:17
Conference, corner, motor vehicle collision, car versus pole.
00:22
Mr. 18, MedStar.
00:24
Holmdell Road, Crawford's Corner, motor vehicle collision, car versus pole,
00:29
pull down with brush on fire,
00:31
(number withheld).
00:33
Johnny, that's 411 going home now.
00:38
2515 to move to Mama.
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5518 to move to Mama.
00:42
55158-va. Pha-1-5-8-va.
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And... ...a...
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...a... ...a... ...a...
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...a... ...a...
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...a... ...and...
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...a... ...a...
00:54
At start kit and follow 35 Winchester Drive fall victim head injury.
00:57
I'd start kit and follow 35 Winchester Drive, fall victim head injury, Lumpfitt.
01:00
Pell 351 Castor Drive fall victim head injury, and Starton, Paul, Wichstead, head injury Limpick.
01:08
25158 to running a moment.
01:10
That's one time here.
01:12
County MedStar 333 will be in service.
01:15
MedStar 3333 is.
01:17
County MedStar 329, clear available, one Army.
01:22
That's Star 329, you're clear.
01:27
North Florida.
01:33
201-5-2-year.
01:36
In-service.
01:43
Thank you. 216 is far in order.
01:48
2166. 2166.
01:53
I'm in service to be H-Lview and H-flats.
01:59
216. 1116. 1116.
02:05
I want to launch for 3-3-2-2-4.
02:08
Last star 3332-2.
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2166 will be on the area.
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216, that's 1117.
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Control, 401, place, while they'll connect to 117.
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29216, no, place for a non-connection 17720.
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201,
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2, 2,2, 1, Massachusetts.
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322.
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322.
02:39
Station 33, please.
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Location 33.
02:46
Okay.
02:51
Start 411.
02:55
Yeah. Yeah.
03:00
Oh,
03:02
no, please.
03:03
You can't cancel. Thank you. Thank you.
03:06
Thank you.
03:10
County 1877 responding.
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1877, level 1118.
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I start 2.01 from 336.
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201.
03:26
Where do you want us to post that?
03:32
Can you repeat?
03:36
Where do you want us to post up?
03:39
Near Ocean Convention Hall of Farler.
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831, 1,300 Ocean Convention Hall of Farler.
03:46
(number withheld).
03:48
(number withheld) Oceans Conventional Power.
03:51
(number withheld).
03:53
10. Thank you.
03:54
All right.
03:59
Post, Station 33 is well, please.
04:04
Count 1877.
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1377.
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Thank you.
04:09
1877. Thank you.
04:10
Thank you.
04:17
Drive.
04:19
Looks like to be a secondary wire in the roadway that's on fire.
04:24
Just time, no, invisible rush line.
04:27
1877 will have Holmdel Road command.
04:30
1877 will have Holmdel Road to end.
04:33
Plan 875 and 9-Jurface 1.
04:45
Eighty-sixthew.
04:48
1-110 Camp Avenue, Lyndon to Hillcrest,
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Order of Gas.
04:56
131110, Camp Avenue, Lyndon, the Hillcrest, order Gaveh.
05:00
(number withheld).
05:05
Beachway and Bellevue, kite surf from distress.
05:08
Eachway and Bellevue, kite surf from distress, (number withheld).
05:16
21001.
05:19
15 Cine, we'll inform.
05:25
Fire Central from 1566, responding.
05:29
1366, 122.
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2166, 5.
05:35
2166, fire.
05:39
2166.
05:45
I met with the complainant and this guy's up and flying here.
05:52
He's not in any stress.
05:56
We can cancel any more tones.
05:59
Nauruice.
06:00
Okay, 356.
06:03
We're clear the hospital going to convention hall.
06:06
Okay, 356. All right.
06:13
County, Holmdel Road, command.
06:24
Holmdel Road, command.
06:27
(number withheld), Greene Grove Avenue, number are 75.
06:33
Medical transport, 22, (number withheld), Green Grove Avenue, Avenue apartment 75, medical transfer (number withheld).
06:38
It's actually a primary wire.
06:41
It's confirmed there is no brush on fire, just the live wire in the roadway.
06:46
PD-18 notified JCPL.
06:48
We'll be standing by.
06:50
There it is.
06:52
Primary down.
06:53
Three Central notified by PD and (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Crawfords Corner Rd & Holmdel Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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