Live power lines down block Island Road after vehicle hit, Mahwah NJ


Multiple live power lines and transformers are down on Island Road near the Super 8 hotel. A vehicle was hit by the wires and a person is still inside. Emergency crews have closed the road and are waiting for utility and hazmat teams to respond.
Audio|Source: Mahwah Fire and EMS Dispatch
05:13
Transcript:
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17's approach on left bridge.
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117. Just relieved the patrol car there and block traffic on Island Road.
00:05
We're going to shut it down.
00:06
There's several poles arcing over here.
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Received. Poll number is 54748 over 4,0002.
00:14
Receive, thank you.
00:16
Hey, Mr. Service.
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17, slide through the 1-4-0.
00:20
Go ahead.
00:21
Chief, where do you want to come out there?
00:22
If you guys have nothing in service yet, you could go meet up with 501-17.
00:28
The party in the Super 8 parking lot, the vehicle was struck with the wires.
00:31
Looking for a report if you could just get his info.
00:33
Where would be it? That would be accepted.
00:35
See, there's after.
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6.3-2.
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Call them 2.
00:38
Are you north or south?
00:39
South Bend is a super rate with a vehicle that was struck by the wires.
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5-0-2. Any unit northbound?
00:44
202. 2.5.
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5, are we able to divert traffic to 202? And you may turn 17 south from 2nd.
00:52
That's where I have them going now.
00:53
Come up, they're going to see a black board.
00:56
6-5-7s. Devise any other units responding or found spreadlocked right now.
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Transformers.
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Just use caution there are still live power lines on the ground.
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Proceed.
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1163? Good.
01:07
Do you need any assistance from Renzi?
01:09
5-0 to Mama. 5-0. 5-0.
01:10
Have you been able to contact O&R? 53.
01:13
Are you northbound?
01:14
Ramsey is going to contact them for us.
01:15
If you want to come in the left lane, can you advise them we do still have a patient in the vehicle as well as multiple transformers on the ground?
01:24
He was fine fine.
01:25
Seen. The factory?
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Is that dumb truck fully loaded?
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Me. Reason.
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6033, 633,000.
01:30
Good. Good. In the Ramsey Union is available.
01:32
You have them to very traffic off of by Spring Street.
01:34
And if we could have one of ours, head over by West Ramaphot.
01:37
There's a very traffic off there in our rebound.
01:39
Try to alleviate some of this.
01:41
Alright, we see. 6 to 63. Empty's off scene here.
01:43
They're blocking Island Road off.
01:45
I'll head over to West Ramaphow.
01:46
Yon on the north of southbound side.
01:48
You can go on the northbound side.
01:49
Firebomba 140.
01:50
Do you want to rescue over there?
01:55
405-0, you need any other apparatus by you?
01:57
We can hold with this right now.
01:59
Nothing we can do with the ONR gets here.
02:01
and block off Island Road by left-plice clauses, that would be great.
02:06
13. Just when you get you're pulling to the parking lot at the credit union, so you're off island road a little bit.
02:14
Thank you. Thank you.
02:17
Good. Can you notify county hazmat?
02:19
Still have three transformers worth of 60-free to 6-5-7?
02:24
All right, receive. There's going to be a little bit of the wire phones are still done.
02:26
63.
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Location mentioned:
Island Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
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