Truck hits wires causing road hazard, Bloomfield NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire department responded to downed communication wires near Grove Street and Elmwood Avenue after a truck struck the lines, causing cables to hang near the road and sidewalk.
Audio|Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:47
Transcript:
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Central Engine 3, Engine 3 respond on a still alarm to Grove and Chester for down wires.
00:09
Central Engine 3, Engine 3, respond on a still alarm to Grove and Chester for down wires, time 1640.
00:20
Engine 2 from Fire Headquarters, are you able to take that?
00:25
We're currently in the parade.
00:28
If you want us to break off, we could, but we're working our way to the next school, so we're actively in the parade.
00:38
Okay.
00:39
Negative, Engine 3.
00:41
Engine 2 is going to respond.
00:43
My apologies.
00:47
Car 30 is going to take a ride over on that.
00:51
Three two.
00:53
Car 30 from Engine 3.
00:57
Receive.
00:58
You need us responding on that down wire?
01:03
Stand by, election up.
01:07
Please.
01:08
I'm searching for the house, Chester and Ampeer.
01:13
That's going to be Grove Street and Chester.
01:17
Receive Grove and Chester.
01:18
Receive Grove and Chester.
01:19
Car 30 arrived.
01:23
1647.
01:26
Car 30.
01:29
Coming.
01:32
It's going to be in the corner of Grove and Elmwood.
01:36
It is fiber-active communication lines that were hit by a truck.
01:41
When Engine 2 clears up, they're going to have to come and cut the wires.
01:44
They're moving from the street, but they are on the sidewalk if you get an additional call.
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Location mentioned:
Elmwood Ave & Grove St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
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