Collapsed scaffolding near Walnut St in Berkeley, Berkeley CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a hazardous condition involving collapsed scaffolding leaning against a telephone pole near Walnut Street between Virginia and Cedar Streets in Berkeley. The scene looked dramatic but no calls from residents were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Alameda CA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine four, respond to hazardous condition.
00:03
Near Walnut Street.
00:06
Cross streets are Virginia Street and Cedar Street.
00:11
One from two.
00:14
All right, can you do something for me?
00:22
Walnut Street.
00:25
Please, please, any sort of owner or any sort of a firm I am looking now.
00:33
And unfortunately, that's a negative.
00:37
We don't have anything called in specifically by a resident.
00:41
Okay, sounds good.
00:43
This is going to look rather dramatic.
00:45
There's a lot of scaffolding that's leaning against a telephone pole and it's rather dramatically collapsed.
00:52
We're going to clear it all out, clear the lanes of traffic, cut it off really, really good, and we'll try and find the responsible.
01:02
But on Christmas, I doubt it.
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Location mentioned:
Walnut St, Berkeley, CA 94709
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