Electrical wires sparking and hanging low after truck hit pole, Bloomfield CT
Fire & ArsonFire personnel responded to electrical wires sparking and hanging low in the northbound lane near Tunxis Avenue after a truck struck a utility pole. The affected pole, owned by Eversource, is directly across from near Tunxis Avenue. The situation poses a public safety hazard requiring Eversource to raise the wires. Police officers were requested to assist for scene safety. No personal names or exact street numbers are included for privacy.
Audio|Source: Bloomfield Center Fire
03:9
Transcript:
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Moonfield fire standby for dispatch the area of near Tunxis Ave for wires sparking.
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Well, Bill Fire, responding to the area of near Tunxis Avenue,
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report a wire sparking.
00:25
Caller states they're sparking from the pole across the street of this address. Cross streets are Kobe Road and Nutmeg Lane.
00:32
Your time of alarm, 1252.
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Car 15 at 1253.
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Car 15 dispatch, you can put me up on scene.
00:57
I'll be out checking all, command.
01:01
Car 15, you are off on scene.
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You have command, 1254.
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Talks this out of command dispatch.
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Go ahead.
01:13
Okay,
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this is going to be the same pole from yesterday.
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It's going to be Eversource pole 220,
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directly across from near Tunxis Ave.
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The wires hanging low in the northbound lane.
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The homeowner is telling me a truck hit it, which is because the wires will spark.
01:37
If you can get Eversource back out here, they're going to have to get this wire up out of the road.
01:46
Received, is that a priority level two?
01:50
Priority level two and if there's any PD officers available, we can get one out this way.
01:59
Received.
02:05
And also the house service at number (number withheld) tons has been pulled away from the house lately ever source is going to have to drop.
02:19
Receive.
02:26
Dispatch, brush one, responding with one.
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Brush 1, you're unseen, excuse me, brush 1, you're responding in 1300.
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Talk to the Zab command, dispatch. I'll hold the assignment to brush 1 only until I get a PD officer updated.
02:53
Received per command holding an assignment to Brush 1 only.
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And PD has been dispatch. It should be there shortly.
03:06
Dispatch to command Eversource notified via the portal.
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Location mentioned:
Near Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002
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