Motor vehicle accident and utility pole fire reported, Cromwell CT
TrafficEmergency units responded to a motor vehicle accident on I-91 southbound near exit 21 involving vehicles in the median and left lane causing traffic obstruction and possible injuries. Separately, a fire was reported at the top of a utility pole on 6th Street, with downed wires and active flames.
Audio|Source: Cromwell Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I'll sit by a second call 911 southbound near 21 for the auto-action.
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Crompire on the air with an auto accident response.
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Going 91 southbound, here the 21 on and off.
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Call comes through the state police for the NBA unknown.
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It's for Engine 1,
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Engine 3, Ambulance 1,
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and Westfield 5.
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1740.
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Dispatch, Cart 2.
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Are too good.
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You put me on the highway, call.
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En route.
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Car tour is funny.
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It's in the area of exit 21. I don't have an exact location.
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I'll be checking the cameras and I'll see if I can find you the best accent.
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Chief looks like it's between the on and off.
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So you're going to have to go north make the flip.
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At that bar, I'm just crossing into Rocky Hill on a chunk like now.
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Raider?
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Engine 3 is in route.
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Engine 3 responding.
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Ambulance 1 responding. Ambulance 1 responding.
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91 southbound between the 21 on and off, you're going to have to go north to come back to it.
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Samuel was happy.
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Squad, I haven't forgotten about you. I got your responding there yet, 6th Street. We've taken a few calls on it. Sounds like it's a pole top fire. Unnotif wires are down.
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Okay then.
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Dispatched to car two.
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Car number two.
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I got it on camera. It looks like there's one in the median,
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one in the left shoulder in left lane.
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I requested Westfield 5. It's no response for Engine 1.
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It's just Engine 3 in the emails for that.
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Can I get it from 9 or do I have to go up to Rocky Hill on 91?
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Oh,
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we'll just have Westfield 5 responding, I-91 southbound.
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Westfield's five responding, and ambulance you should be able to get it if you take 9 to come back south. It's between the 21 on and off, looking at the cameras here.
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We're out here. We'll try nine.
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We're right.
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That you said, uh, left-side, high-speed lane and median.
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Yeah, that's what it looks like on the camera here. It's kind of foggy with the rain, but it's what it appears to be.
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That's what... Close on scene.
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South Street and Pleasant.
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Active fire on the poll.
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I'll get your poll number in a minute.
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Right here on the scene as reported,
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we'll be a number supposed to call.
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That's squad one officer.
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Squad one good.
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Frontier pole 207.
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Ruder Frontier Pull 207 PD[1]'s contacting ever sources we speak.
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Receive.
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Amiel went into three. You can get it for one, uh,
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nine.
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