Downed wires block traffic on Winchester and Rachel, Newton MA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, traffic was blocked on Winchester Street and Rachel Road in Newton due to downed wires. Emergency units were rerouted while cleanup and alternate routing were established.
Audio|Heard on: Newton Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Winchester blocked or Rachel blocking all traffic going north.
00:07
Sorry, where are you?
00:12
Rachel, Winchester, blocking everything coming your way.
00:17
Very good, thank you.
00:22
Control the phone I need.
00:28
Morning.
00:29
Are you clear the station?
00:34
I'll be clearing shortly.
00:36
Roger, once you're clear, Memorials following School 250, Burk-line Street for the NBA.
00:43
Roger.
00:47
An 82-year-old female conscious and breathing, difficulty breathing.
00:52
Nearest Fox 235 Cabot Street and Harvard Street, 1207.
01:16
I'm clear, I'll have an action report and I'll head over to the NBA at Memorial assaulting.
01:24
Rocket.
01:27
and Commonwealth down carriageway.
01:36
74th Street is right here cleaning up right now.
01:39
What do you got at,
01:40
uh,
01:41
folding?
01:44
495, I got another one for you.
01:46
If you could take 173 now and have.
01:51
Roger. Roger.
01:58
Here's control.
01:59
To the Coleman House for a stuck elevator.
02:04
Roger.
02:06
4908. If I let them know they can't come down Winchester, they're going to have to go Dedham to Rachel.
02:14
Back elevator, you're going to have to go Dedham to Rachel.
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Location mentioned:
Winchester St & Rachel Rd, Newton, MA 02459
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