Downed pole with transformer blocks vehicles on Hancock St, Rumford ME
Road ClosureA utility pole with a transformer fell across two vehicles on near Hancock Street in Rumford. The vehicles were unoccupied. The downed pole caused low hanging wires and created an electrical hazard. Responders advised people to stay away from the area and contacted the landlord.
Audio|Source: Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Oxford, RCC2, Rumford Fire Department, need units to respond to near Hancock St in Rumford, responding for a report of low hanging wires. Bravo level call, time of your tone, 1328.
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The caller's truck,
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there is nobody in the vehicle.
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They brought a level response for an electrical hazard 15, and just 71 response to 50, forward a staff, cross street, south from cross street, and Allen Avenue.
00:29
For a self-uplift and stamp fell on top of the caller's truck, there is nobody in the vehicle.
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They brava level response, about 1329.
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Borgheim.
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There are more. We have more.
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Just by the Buccy is a legend.
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By the bus and do it because they got to come up to you.
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Marge, you said 599.
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599.
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Is I go back to block traffic at River Road?
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Yeah, for the auto.
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It's going to be near Hancock St. Repeating near Hancock St.
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Great.
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The round for an engine two is in road near Hancock St.
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10-4-timers 1331.
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No, officer is 553.
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553, go ahead.
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553, off at Central Main.
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Copy 553, Office Central Main at 1331.
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Fire alarm from Britschon 6-2.
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Car 1 is on the scene.
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We're going to TAC 1.
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Copy Rumford Car 1 on scene, going to TAC 1, 1332.
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I believe five and it's going to be on cross street for the actual ball with wires going across.
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Two vehicles, one vehicle is running.
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Nobody's in the vehicles.
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Copy.
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Tree down from Cross Street.
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Pole number five, across two vehicles.
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And did you advise that that pole had a transformer?
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That's affirmative, Paul had a transformer, but that is, it broke off at the top of the pole and the transformer in the ground.
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Copy.
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The tree is going to take the occupants and advise not to go near the hazard and they're going to contact the landlord.
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You can clear the post office call and so many two will be in route to four steps.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hancock St, Rumford, ME 04276
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