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power lines sparking near school create fire hazardReading PA

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Reading, PA

Fire units responded to power lines arcing and sparking behind a school near Hawk Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, creating a fire hazard though no active fire was found.

Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Since then one, please spawn in 1610 Hall to the rear of the school, near Hawk Street.
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From investigation of power lines that are arcing and sparking,
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1124.
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Did you want, 16 o'clock?
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Okay, and do one, 1610 off to the rear of the school.
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All right,
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1127, rear of the 1610 Hawk School, power lines are arcing and sparking, they don't know if they're down.
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There is still power in the area.
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Okay.
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Do one's arriving.
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We've got a checking.
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Copy 8-129.
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Do you want to call it?
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Go ahead.
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Do the witness lines arcing.
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They're actually going to reach of the rear of the properties of the 6000 block of Penal Spring.
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It's all covered in trees, shrubs, overgrown bushes.
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Just go to the next adjacent pole and use that one.
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Just creating a fire hazard that we need to go further with us.
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Actively arcing, they gave a couple tops when we arrived.
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Not right now, no, but if it were to get worse, then all the trees and stuff would probably catch fire.

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