Tree knocks down pole onto house and vehicle, Oxford MA

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Reported: 09/05/2025 10:26 PM (PDT)

Near Patton St, Oxford, MA 01540

A large uprooted tree knocked down a telephone pole near Patton Street, striking a house and a vehicle. The house still has power. Fire and police units responded to the scene. There were no reports of fire, injuries, or criminal activity.

Audio|Source: Oxford Police and Fire

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm, shaking a cell alarm assignment for fire personnel.

00:05

Near Patton Street, caller states that a telephone pole came down, hit a car, and the house.

00:11

House still has power at this time, unknown what happened to the telephone pole.

00:16

Fire alarm striking a cell alarm assignment for fire personnel and responding police units.

00:23

Caller states that a telephone pole came down on her house and on her vehicle.

00:29

Unknown how it came down, she lives on a dead-end road.

00:31

Near Patton Street, time of your tone, 126.

00:34

Fire alarm striking a cell alarm assignment for fire personnel.

00:39

Near Patton Street caller states that a telephone pole came down, hit a car, and the house.

00:46

House still has power at this time, unknown what happened to the telephone pole.

00:51

Fire alarm striking is still alarm assignment for fire personnel and responding police units.

00:58

Caller states that a telephone pole came down on her house and on her vehicle unknown how it came down.

01:05

She lives on a dead-end road.

01:06

Near Patton Street.

01:07

Time you atone 126.

01:09

303-0, sunroof.

01:11

Freezers. Sixth down, hold on the patent.

01:12

Weak. Well, I meant that one is two.

01:14

I'd be advised, it looks like a large tree that maybe just uprooted from a yard and it's taken out, it looks like the main and secondaries and everything.

01:28

So if you can contact National Grid, start troubling and rolling here.

01:32

I'll get your poll number and everything.

01:33

Fire alarm is on.

01:34

Go ahead. Ambulance 2 service to Patton Street.

01:37

Receive ambulance 2 in route Patton Street.

01:42

Good.

01:43

Service with 2,

01:44

Patton Street.

01:45

AMR3 for 1.

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Tree knocks down pole onto house and vehicle, Oxford MA

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