Utility pole heavily damaged near Torresdale Ave in Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA


A utility pole near Torresdale Avenue in Philadelphia was heavily damaged. It is not leaning and there are no sparking or sagging wires. Responders noted overgrown shrubbery nearby and are checking the structural safety of the pole.
Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police - Citywide
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Transcript:
00:00
He's holding me up for a minute trying to get some stuff out of the roadway.
00:04
Okay.
00:18
I'm sorry, say it again, sir.
00:20
I'm sorry, um, can they give you a poll number? Just see if, I guess, if the Pico poll season come out and just take a double check on this.
00:27
The poll definitely won in this one.
00:29
We've got poll numbers just so they can make sure it's not structurally compromised.
00:35
Go ahead, I'm ready.
00:37
It's 6.5-387's mid-block of near Torresdale Avenue.
00:44
And actually, I'm going to be back.
00:46
If you can turn around the temple, I'll get property back to my complainants.
00:49
Thank you very much all the help.
00:53
All right, and it's just damaged, heavily damages.
00:56
Is it leaning or anything like that?
00:59
No, not leaning, but there's a lot of shrubbering that's kind of overgrown.
01:03
We might just want to double-check just to be safe, but it's not leaning.
01:06
No lines are sparking or sag or anything like that.
01:11
Okay.
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