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Lightning strike causes wires down near Newcastle Rd, Peabody MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 07:16 PM

Near Newcastle Rd, Peabody, MA 01960

A lightning strike caused wires to fall across the road near Newcastle Road. Fire units and public assistance were dispatched to the scene to investigate and manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Peabody Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Near Newcastle Road.

00:02

There is a lightning strike and wires down across the road, fire upon the road.

00:07

Okay.

00:08

Roger.

00:17

File, I'm Engine 1 with initial radio port.

00:21

Final.

00:24

Engine 1 has a three-story mixed-use brick building, nothing shown from two sides.

00:31

Engine 1 will have command on the offensive investigating.

00:55

Reported public assistance, near Newcastle Road, engine 3, nearest cross streets, Burnham Road and Seneca Road.

01:04

Reported public assistance, near Newcastle Road, engine 3, nearest cross streets, Burnham Road and Seneca Road.

01:15

And just recall report, arcing transformer and wires down.

01:28

Central Chair, DVD-3, DG6.

01:36

DG3-6.

01:39

133-4-3, Cain of Country Club for the 360-Mobile building.

01:47

We're ahead.

01:49

I'm sorry.

01:53

Okay,

01:54

Chief, Steve, Steve. Do you to control.

01:58

I'll be en route to Newcastle. That's my area.

02:02

Roger, both units continue in there. It sounds like a disaster on that.

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Near Newcastle Rd, Peabody, MA 01960

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