Electrical hazard causes smoke near chancellor and springfield avenue, Maplewood NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, smoke was observed coming from exposed electrical wires at the base of a damaged light pole near Chancellor Avenue and Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, New Jersey. Squad 32 and Maple Police responded and requested electric company and public works to investigate the electrical hazard.
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Transcript:
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432 signal size, Chancellor and Springfield Avenue.
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They pull down report to be spoken.
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Squad 32.
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With Maple Police, over to Chancellor and Springfield.
00:29
Chancellor and Springfield,
00:31
if there is the second call that first responded and stated that the incident was unfounded, but not the caller report, that there's a pole now smoking.
00:41
1124. Squad 32.
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Thank you, too reason.
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1124.
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And also, Squad 32, if you don't see anything by the area of Chancellor and Spring, you can check by the area of the Hilton Bus Garage.
01:00
That's the Hilton-Buscarach.
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1125, Squad 32.
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32, received responding.
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Received, sir.
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Squad 32, you responding, 1125.
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REN, squad 32 is on scene.
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We have Maple police on scene.
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We'll be investigating.
01:21
We'll receive squad 32.
01:23
You're on the scene investigating with Maple Police at 1122.
01:28
Ren's from Squad 32.
01:31
Squad 32. Squad 32.
01:36
This incident is the base of a light post that was taken out.
01:42
Looks like it's been taken out for a while.
01:43
The wire, the exposed wires in the sidewalk are smoking.
01:47
Can you dispatch PSE&G electric to this location and make with DPW?
01:55
PPPW and PSCMG to the C-11.9.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Chancellor Ave & Springfield Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040
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