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Fire crews handle live wire near Plain StLowell MA

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Plain St, Lowell, MA 01851

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and police responded to a report of a downed live wire near Plain Street in Lowell. The fire department confirmed the wire was live, and National Grid was contacted to disconnect it. EMS treated one person on the scene, and the area was checked for safety. Authorities also managed unrelated traffic and vehicle issues in nearby areas.

Audio|Heard on: Lowell Police Department
Listen to dispatch call
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Can you be six wolf fire, engine two?
00:02
Near Plain Street for the wire down.
00:05
Engine two,
00:07
Near Plain Street for a wire down.
00:16
One 13. You guys all set on Bridge Street?
00:39
Folk with the clerk's at 7-Eleven.
00:40
That female is already gone.
00:43
They believe she was wearing a black hoodie with a fur on the hood, but we're going to just check the area and see if we can make contact with her.
00:50
But for now you can show me clear.
00:54
Copy.
00:59
On the way.
01:03
Wait.
01:10
Drag it.
01:15
Control, you is clear.
01:16
The suspect left in a vehicle before we arrived.
01:19
The victim was treated by Trinity EMS.
01:21
She signed a medical release form.
01:24
If you could assign me an OF report to follow.
01:28
On the wall.
01:30
Go ahead, car one.
01:33
Traffic enforcement University Ave at VFW, please.
01:40
Call.
01:45
Five to cross six.
01:50
Go ahead, Sarge.
01:52
(name withheld), do you need release?
01:58
Well, if the fire department shows up in the next one or two minutes, we'll be good.
02:02
I'll let you know.
02:03
Thank you though, Sarge.
02:05
Copy.
02:11
If it's from the PD, they were off with a minor motor vehicle accident.
02:14
Had a wire down.
02:23
There's nothing
02:31
in the area.
02:32
Shugging is clear.
02:34
Copy.
02:36
18.
02:40
18 clear.
02:46
18, can I have you head to Thorndike Street at YMCA Drive for a disabled motor vehicle?
02:52
Should be a white sedan with the hazards on stuck in the middle of the road.
03:01
Success five.
03:03
Yeah.
03:05
Well, we'll need relief.
03:07
Fire department confirmed it's live.
03:09
Lowell, can you contact National Grid see if they can come out disconnected or something?
03:18
We'll give them a call back.

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Plain St, Lowell, MA 01851

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