Downed wire causes road closure on Prospect Street, Reading MA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a downed wire across Prospect Street in Reading. The road was closed while fire and utility personnel awaited response from the Reading Municipal Light Department.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
02:7
Transcript:
00:00
responding near Prospect Street for the wire down.
00:27
The 6-1 is out on Prospect.
00:32
Recease.
00:38
The 6-1 ready?
00:43
6-1. 6-1.
00:46
Right, sounds like the FTA is no longer allowed to touch the cable lines.
00:52
Is (name withheld) going to be responding to group it across the road and a cow will rip it down? I'm going to need to stand by.
01:00
Breezy, stand by.
01:03
And just let me know if they have an ETA whenever you speak to him.
01:08
Freezing.
01:09
The engine three.
01:21
We've blocked off one side of the intersection from the intersection front.
01:26
PECS is going around the other side to watch that off.
01:29
We'll be waiting for RMLD now.
01:33
Fire has that contact and RMLD now.
01:42
Reading 2-6-1.
01:48
Prospect.
01:50
Right, RMLD has been notified about ETA approximately 15 minutes of what they've been able.
01:59
Please, Steve, I'll be standing by, like I said, the wire's hanging,
02:02
going across the width of the road here.
02:06
Roger.
02:07
Right.
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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:
Prospect St, Reading, MA 01867
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