Water main break causes road damage near Paulison Avenue, Passaic NJ
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According to the dispatch call, a large water main broke near Paulison Avenue in Passaic, causing the road to buckle and risking collapse. Police were asked to help control traffic while the water company responds to repair the damage.
Audio|Heard on: Passaic (City) Public Safety
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04:37
Transcript:
00:00
We have a major water main break near Paulison Avenue.
00:06
I might want to get the water company out here.
00:13
414 Paulus said I see you, the North frame, sneak valley.
00:17
Uh,
00:19
1255.
00:21
So easy.
00:26
Dispatch from Bagallia 3, 7-hans the company to investing you at all-pun.
00:33
A-see.
00:38
Dispatch from Inspector 5.
00:42
Good.
00:44
You have them come east side because it's breaking through the asphalt and cracking the assort.
00:50
All right.
00:54
All right, see.
00:59
The gentleman three, four forty three poles and a lot of your hazardous condition.
01:20
The water main break, prospect of five, I'll be notified to take out of the water commission.
01:24
Time now is 12.56.
01:32
Engine 2A to fire dispatch.
01:35
Engine 2 will take that call.
01:38
Engine 3 can stand down.
01:41
Receive.
01:43
Engine 3rd 3. 3 stand down for engine 2.
01:44
I'll take 12.57.
01:52
Dispatch from respect to 5.
01:57
You might also want PDs for traffic control from Montgomery to O Street.
02:07
We have watered opportunity on this pavement and this is going to collapse.
02:14
Sure, I'm working on that.
02:28
By discharge from engine 3, engine 3, engine 3, momentarily out of truth.
02:34
On top seat.
02:37
3 seats.
03:01
1824 qualified dispatch.
03:05
324. 824.
03:08
824 is a sensitive way if you lift.
03:12
engine 4 is going to be available.
03:17
See you a real 1215 net.
03:25
Dispatch from Battalion 3, I'll be headed over to Paulson area also.
03:28
3,200.
03:34
Dispatch will be expected 5.
03:42
We have an update, we have a theme and we have the same man and buckled.
03:52
Pavement Buckle 1300.
03:54
State by the Water Commission was advised no ATIGER.
04:01
We need PD to block off Oak Street because we're going to get heavy truck.
04:08
Heavy truck is coming by and this may not hold.
04:14
They're on the way.
04:22
In fact, Battalion 3 is Einstein.
04:25
I'm confirming all those reports.
04:26
Ramed very large, water main brake.
04:29
I need to shut down falls and out one way or another.
04:36
There's a lot.
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Location mentioned:
Paulison Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055
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