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Electrical hazard near the railroad tracks causing possible electrocution risk; officers shutting down Johnson Street at Garfield and advising others to avoid the area.Bellingham WA

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Bellingham, WA

According to the dispatch call, electrical hazard near the railroad tracks causing possible electrocution risk; officers shutting down Johnson Street at Garfield and advising others to avoid the area.

Audio|Heard on: Whatcom County Sheriff, Bellingham and Western Washington University Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:58
Transcript:
00:00
One more, Robert I'll be out at 2.00 block of West Church,
00:04
Western electrical issue.
00:07
City Works is upside.
00:11
One rubber one, 200 block west side.
00:19
One badionized crew roll.
00:23
Copy.
00:29
One welcome.
00:32
One rubber one.
00:35
I assert fire get dispatch.
00:37
Can you advise them to go to the railroad tracks where it's dry? The water may be electrified on the other side of the tracks.
00:48
One river one.
00:51
Two simple, we're welcome.
00:52
Bucking this area and out with the mail.
00:56
Take that point.
01:10
Let's shut down Johnson Street at Garfield.
01:14
Don't let anybody come down, that way.
01:15
It's definitely electrified over here.
01:20
Copy. If you are with six blocks, he attached me to the robber one's call.
01:25
Robert Vicks.
01:30
One number one, Robert eight.
01:34
Go ahead.
01:38
Can you come to where my patrol car is to be on Elmopol, launch the drone,
01:44
some look at this to see what we got going on?
01:48
Copy that.
01:54
Robertson, all have West Garfield at Johnson Street, shut down.

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