Dump truck hits power lines causing explosion in Columbus, Columbus OH
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a dump truck hit electric power lines at the intersection near West Lane Avenue and Carmack Road in Columbus, causing an explosion with visible smoke. This incident led to power outages and disabled traffic signals in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
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03:29
Transcript:
00:00
If I need you for the Fort Blocking West Lane and Carmack, a dump truck took out the electric lines.
00:07
Thomas.
00:12
205 if you're on this channel, please mark on Com.
00:16
Read it at 30 and 31.
00:18
30.
00:21
30. 31.
00:27
If you guys are ready, it's loaded, I can't you 434 at Kenny and West Lane.
00:31
Caller stated that she heard an explosion coming from this intersection and sees smoke.
00:36
We did advise fire.
00:43
That's 4. I copy that route.
00:44
It's probably the same thing as 48 going on.
00:51
Copy.
00:52
Do you want me to put them together then?
00:58
I just leave separate for now.
01:06
I think if they hit that, what was it that 13,000, 13,000, he had his bed up and took action to line out with the dump truck, it probably did hit the 13,000 volts so it shot a surge over toward that other intersection.
01:25
4A,
01:26
go ahead.
01:29
Just the advice, we're going to go ahead and run it and we're too far away.
01:32
Copy.
01:37
2414 on 8.
01:40
7414, go ahead.
01:44
You can have me not 48 to run on first fly.
01:50
Copy that, sir, got you on it.
01:56
It's all related,
01:58
put all the traffic flights and everything's out all the way down to the third yard from all the way prior to that accident.
02:06
172 and up there.
02:08
Copy, do you want to stick off in 30?
02:11
I will say.
02:13
172, go ahead.
02:15
Bessel Road and Woodland Boulevard with King Mary Frank 1380.
02:20
Copy Bethel and Woodland.
02:21
Therein guard info for 17 precinct at 6.30 to 830.
02:25
It will be one officer for Grant if I have any volunteers.
02:29
Hello, so I'm going to take care of her.
02:32
Happy, thank you, sir.
02:35
4-4. 4-4-Graph.
02:38
5-1 to grant.
02:41
Copy. Copy.
02:46
Go on 4.
02:50
745.
02:55
Medic 13 has one stable river size, this is medical.
03:06
Got it. 4-1.
03:08
4-1.
03:17
I'm taking two for a 36 at 5th and Kenny.
03:22
People aren't treating it as a four-way stop, lights were out.
03:25
We did advise 730, then I'm getting another one at 5th in Grandview.
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Location mentioned:
W Lane Ave & Carmack Rd, Columbus, OH 43210
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