Dump truck knocks down utility poles causing electrical hazard, Homosassa FL
TrafficA dump truck struck overhead wires and pulled down two utility poles including one residential pole near West Fern Place in Homosassa, Florida. The incident caused live wires to lay across the roadway, creating an electrical hazard. The dump truck involved was not present at the scene when responders arrived. Power company personnel were contacted to address the hazard.
Audio|Source: Citrus County Fire
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Transcript:
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Tension Engine 3, you need your response to near West Fern Place.
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It's coming in as an electrical hazard.
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Go ahead, Rescue 18.
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You can show you available.
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10.4, Rescue 18, showing you available.
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An engine 9, rescue 7, squad 7, need you to respond to a vehicle versus pedestrian accident at the Publix of Crystal River,
00:36
6-760 West Gulf Delight Highway.
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You're going to be operating on fire attack one, repeat fire attack one.
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Go ahead.
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You can still a phone singer.
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Public parking lot.
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Tim.
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Back, what's the information only causing?
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Something that was vehicle versus with Dasher in the parking lot.
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It was backed into.
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As vehicle description of area of the parking lot?
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Stay by.
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Live wires.
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3 wire down across roadway with live wires.
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104, I'm reaching out to Duke now.
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Indian 9 issue, the victim is possibly going to be in a gray Nissan kick.
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The 3 Citrus.
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Go ahead, engine 3.
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Just your ground.
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Sub 4.
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Go ahead, engine 3.
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Confirmed there's going to be Duke Energy.
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They're also going to need a pole,
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and it looks like they had a streetlight attached to the pole as well.
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That's broken.
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Where is seven off then?
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Ten points.
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Go ahead, engine three.
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And it's going to be a MVA dump truck caught the wires and pulled the pole and the wiring on the ground.
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The dump truck is not on scene.
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Tom.
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Then three, sisters.
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Go ahead.
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If you can get back with you again, there's going to be two poles and one residential pole.
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Four, two poles, one residential pole.
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Pills total?
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Location mentioned:
Near W Fern Pl, Homosassa, FL 34448
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