Utility equipment struck near General Thomas Highway, Newsoms VA
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Fire & ArsonA utility line or equipment was struck near General Thomas Highway. Community Electric and Verizon were notified and may need to inspect the damage.
Audio|Heard on: Southampton County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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00:23
Transcript:
00:00
Southampton, General Thomas, Highway, Command.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:06
Command, be advised that Community Electric has a 20-minute ETA.
00:13
Copy that. You could also notify Verizon.
00:16
One of their boxes has been hit in front of General Thomas Highway.
00:20
They don't need to respond now, but they'll probably need to check it soon.
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Location mentioned:
General Thomas Hwy, Newsoms, VA 23874
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