Car hits pole causing power lines down and injury, Selkirk NY
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A car crashed into a pole near Beaver Dam Road causing power lines to fall and resulting in personal injury. The pole is broken, and the nearby home has a power outage. Emergency services are on site.
Audio|Heard on: Albany County Volunteer Fire Departments
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Transcript:
00:00
Delmarvae M.
00:01
South Station, Stoneport,
00:04
Tori car versus pole,
00:06
power lines are down.
00:09
Car located in the front yard near Beaver Dam Road.
00:14
Fire control is standing by at 2242.
00:29
For a personal injury auto accident, near Beaver Dam Road, it's a car versus pole with power lines down,
00:40
possibly a single occupant in the vehicle still.
00:43
Second set of tones on for Selkirk at 2244.
00:46
Medic 2.
00:52
Go ahead.
00:55
2902 to fire control.
00:56
You can show me in Rube.
00:58
2244.
01:00
Natick 3 Bravo in front of near Beaver Dam Road from Motor Bay Boston.
01:06
2.45.
01:09
Fire control 2901's in route.
01:11
5.
01:17
29002 to fire control.
01:18
You show me out.
01:21
2245.
01:26
Zero-2, you need me to come off the river?
01:29
No, we can wank it around.
01:34
Maddochromatic.
01:36
2246.
01:41
Can we in the fire control?
01:43
Control. Control on.
01:44
We'll need the grid here.
01:46
The pole number is 66.
01:49
It's broken off.
01:50
There's no lines disconnected from the pole,
01:54
but the homeowner definitely said they have a power outage in their home.
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Location mentioned:
Beaver Dam Rd, Selkirk, NY 12158
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