Tree limb brings down power lines causing outage, Bloomfield CT
Other Non-Crime EventA tree limb fell and caused power lines to go down near Tunxis Avenue. This caused a power outage at the residence. The tree limb remains partially blocking the road. The fire department responded and coordinated with the power company to shut off power inside the home.
Audio|Source: Bloomfield Center Fire
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Transcript:
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Area of near Tunxis Avenue, cross streets of Capewell Drive and Adams Road.
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Wires down,
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power is out at near Tunxis Avenue.
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Your timeout will be 1750.
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Nobody wanted.
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Company one on here, 1750.
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Dispatch Card 2 is responding to the scene.
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Car 2 responding scene 1752.
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Company 3 is on here.
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How many three on here, 1753?
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Dispatch car 2 is unseen.
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Car 2 up, command, yeah, checking.
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Car 2 on scene, checking, command, 1754.
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Dispatch from Card 2.
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Cart 2, go ahead.
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So we had a tree limb, pull down the lines,
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and I'll get you a poll number,
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and it's pulled it off of House near Tunxis Avenue.
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Car 2, you were covered by another unit, other unit standby.
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Cartu, go ahead with the full number and the house number again.
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So the tree limb came down, took down the service on pole number 3277,
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and it goes to house near Tunxis Avenue.
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The tree limb is still partially in the road.
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Appreciate pole 3277 taking down a wire to near Tunxis Avenue. We'll make contact with Embersource.
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Let's do it on that priority two, please.
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Priority two.
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Dispatch, RETC stickers responding with five.
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Rescue 6 with 5, 1756. Squad 3 in the route, 201.
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Squad 3, 201, 1756.
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Dispatch from car to hold the assignment to squad 3 only.
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For command holding, squad three only, rescue six to return.
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Squad three years.
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Rescue 50 quarters.
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Rescue six and quarters, 17 and seven.
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Squad 3 is on the scene.
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Squad 13,
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1757.
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Squad 3, come down to this near Tunxis Avenue and let's just terminate the power inside the house.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002
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