Utility pole snapped with live wires near Brighton Avenue, Berks County PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a utility pole near Brighton Avenue is snapped and has live secondary wires hanging. The breaker has not tripped, so the wires remain energized. Another snapped pole is located diagonally across from this one near Pricetown.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Emergency Ops Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
00:46
Transcript:
00:00
You're ready for a pole number?
00:02
Go ahead.
00:04
Met-Ed (number withheld).
00:15
This pole has the secondary hanging down, the breaker is not tripped, so they are live, and the pole that is snapped is diagonal from this on the other side of Pricetown.
00:27
Coffee Engine 1.
00:28
And which incident are you on? I only have a webcast.
00:31
I'm sorry, Berks.
00:32
You repeat that homeowner was won't.
00:35
You hear a street address, please.
00:38
Stand by.
00:39
Berks, that's going to be 3015.
00:43
1503. Did you say Brighton Avenue?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Brighton Ave, Pennsylvania 19606
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