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Power lines reported down near 343 Chestnut Street, crossing Walnut Street and Albany Avenue; wires reportedly wrapped around a pole and hanging low, obstructing traffic.New Britain CT

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Chestnut St, New Britain, CT 06051

Power lines reported down near 343 Chestnut Street, crossing Walnut Street and Albany Avenue; wires reportedly wrapped around a pole and hanging low, obstructing traffic.

Audio|Heard on: Hartford Fire Department
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Transcript:
00:00
343 Chestnut Street.
00:14
Power lines down.
00:16
crossing Walnut Street and Albany Avenue.
00:18
You'll be on fire just 5.
00:24
Number 3, 43 Chestnut Street, the down power lines.
00:28
Collar states are wrapped around a pole and that they're a prowling single on the side of her house.
00:33
Presses are Walnut Street in Albanyev.
00:36
You'll be on fire to stack.
00:37
A three fire alarm.
00:39
Firelight 3?
00:43
We have internet telephone lines that are hanging low from pole 4673, causing a problem with traffic.
00:56
We're going to need a truck out here to fix these wires.
01:02
That works.

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Chestnut St, New Britain, CT 06051

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Incident Timeline

  1. Contact with Utility Company
  2. Request for Utility Crew
  3. Communication Lines Hanging Low
  4. Confirmation and Additional Information
  5. Hazard Details Provided
  6. Initial Report of Downed Power Lines

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