Power lines down blocking roads in East Brunswick area, East Brunswick NJ
Road ClosureMultiple power lines are down and some may still be live in the East Brunswick area. Lines are hanging low near houses on Coolidge Street and a tree branch is touching wires near Old Stage Road. Roads including Beekman Road are blocked due to wires and tree branches. Responders have secured the areas and utility companies have been notified.
Audio|Source: East Brunswick, South River and Spotswood Fire / EMS
04:45
Transcript:
00:00
All right, it'll be out, 17 Coolidge.
00:07
7.50, which pleasure? Headquarters from Coolidgemen.
00:09
Great headquarters. Number 14 and number 17 Coolidge are affected both out of service lines now.
00:13
We're in the process of securing the power and sign their residences.
00:17
And just want to make sure you'll notice that JCP, you know.
00:21
14. 10-4[1]. My partner is on the phone with him and he is relaying the message as we speak.
00:26
You have cones available?
00:29
Yeah. Just stand by one second.
00:30
Thank you. Thank you.
00:33
I got our officers all on calls right now.
00:36
I know, if you get that truck in throws me your cones, we're going to have to cone this off just far as where this wire is dangling across the road.
00:42
Royce, is anything down on the ground, officially?
00:44
Yeah, the service is ripped from the house.
00:46
I think it might still be live.
00:48
And it's almost maybe three feet off the ground.
00:50
The service line going across the road is only about two feet off the ground.
00:53
All right, so many else, I think one of the residents called this in and giving conflicting information.
00:58
I just want to update the utility.
00:59
Yes, I mean, if you have two services that are born from both houses and wire, about two feet off the road.
01:05
Ten. I advise them that this line is still live because the one house that we just secured did have power, so that line is live and about a foot out of the road.
01:12
All right, Scott, as long as you're calling the Power Company, let them know that 32 Old Stage Road also that it's not three branches down,
01:22
but the three lins are touching the wires that they are causing this problem.
01:25
What location was that, Chief?
01:27
32 Old Stage.
01:28
32 old station.
01:29
Yeah, I just reaffirm that the branches are not broken, but the tree did grow into the wires, and they are touching the wires.
01:37
Tancel. Scott, we're going to be clear, Old Sage Road.
01:40
Old Sage Road is going to be opened up one and a half planes around the wire.
01:43
It's handler. Headquarters from 952.
01:45
Nine by two.
01:46
Eggquarters on the update.
01:47
It's a primary wire that's down on Beekman.
01:50
We have blocked off the road on both sides.
01:53
One side at Ireland, Brook Conservation, the other side at Church Lane.
01:56
Can you contact PSC&G and let them know that that wire is down and there is a tree branch hanging on the wire?
02:02
Can't have a wire down on the bridge.
02:04
750.
02:05
Thank you. All right, 781 is going to go back to Pine Street and see you and get some more cones.
02:10
Do you need 707 over there?
02:12
No, that's a negative.
02:13
I just want you to give me some waste on this wire and placement here.
02:17
All right, we're going to clear up from here that the wires been called off headquarters been notified.
02:22
I'll be responding over to 17-4-7-7 you can return.
02:26
Good floor.
02:27
From 800.
02:28
800. 800.
02:29
PSE&G gas is on location.
02:31
I don't know if you can call back and confirm that electric is also numbing.
02:35
Alright, we'll check in for that.
02:36
Scott, you're too busy the gas guy's going to give his dispatcher call and figure it out.
02:41
Alright, thank you.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
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Near Old Stage Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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