Tree falls on power lines, affecting traffic on Route 20, Berkshire County MA


A tree has fallen on power lines on North Blandford Road, causing wires to come down and involving a box truck. Emergency responders are on scene and traffic on Route 20 is affected.
Audio|Source: Massachusetts State Police Dispatch - Troop B
03:14
Transcript:
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We advise that tree is on the wires, is on the wires.
00:03
So be able to understand.
00:04
8 West Side Fire and EMS on scene and we got chickapie in view as well so they're going to be on scene maybe a minute or two once they get through truck.
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Here you see.
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359 to be five five
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B five
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Route 20 has been reopened to one lane of traffic.
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416 you can clear.
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Freezing. D5C.
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416 if you want to report to my post.
00:25
Sure. It was Springfield and Shig fire UMF both on scene.
00:28
552 to B6
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B6 For just an update Highway is going to be conning off one edit of this Let's be freeing up all MSD assets on T.
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RACC. RACEIT 892 to B3 B3 B3
00:44
Sir, it does look like both sides of the highway are flooding right before the long middle curve.
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Received. 684 to V8.
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E8. Okay, take two items for a witness, please.
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You know with it.
00:54
It's going to be a Corey Butler, Sierra, 046, 58, 983.
01:02
Again, that's zero four, six, five, eight, nine, eight, nine, eight, copy one.
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Copy one, go two.
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The tag of the witness vehicle is map, C, C, Zulu, Zulu, 969, five, GZ, 969.
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Copy two.
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Copy two. 359 to B5.
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359 to B5.
01:18
B5. Do you need 416 to respond to that situation in Blamford with the wires down, the box truck that took them down?
01:30
T3-892.
01:31
Station B said they probably didn't need our assistance, but if she wants to head that way, it's North Blandford Road and Blandford.
01:38
Okay, receive.
01:39
She'll be en route.
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Location mentioned:
N Blandford Rd, Massachusetts
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