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Tree Fallen on Power Lines Blocks Ministerbrook RoadSimsbury CT

audio iconRoad Closure
Near Lawton Dr, Simsbury, CT 06070

A large tree fell on power lines and broke a telephone pole near Ministerbrook, blocking the road with live wires. Emergency responders reported the road is not passable and utility companies are checking the damage. No personal names or contact information are disclosed.

Audio|Source: Simsbury Fire Dispatch
04:29
Transcript:
00:00
District 4, Simvery Fire responding to near Lawton Dr. It's at the intersection of Minister Brook.
00:08
For a large tree that took down power lines and broke the telephone pole, the road is not passed.
00:15
Timeout, 1554.
00:28
I'm going to be.
00:37
Sims River, Transmending a cold response for engine 2 and Quint 5 to the area of near Lawton Drive with, it's a tree that came down, took a pole and wires down, the road is not passable at this time.
00:56
Duty officer's S35, timeout 1555, cross streets are Old Metal Plain Road and Minsterbrook Drive.
01:07
20 at 1555 20 at 1555
01:19
These 21's responding
01:24
21 at 1557
01:33
Base 21, I didn't catch that. Was this a cold response?
01:39
Yes, it's a tree with wires down and didn't take a pool, though.
01:45
Okay, ten four.
01:56
Go 20.
02:00
I'm on scene. The tree is actually on Minister Brook.
02:03
I'll get you a poll number a minute.
02:05
I'll start town highway for barricades.
02:08
Big copies.
02:24
Face Point.
02:31
Face Point. Face Point.
02:34
Go Tornit.
02:37
Ever source 3152, 3152.
02:41
On a 2,
02:43
house service and... Looks like secondary in the road.
02:52
Base copies, Eversource pole 3152, priority 2,
02:57
wires are down from house primaries.
03:02
And did you say secondaries as well?
03:08
Yeah,
03:09
it looks like I have both actually, primary and secondary in the road.
03:13
There's copies.
03:19
Matt,
03:21
you want to come down a lot and we'll tape off here and walk down the issue with.
03:28
Number.
03:35
And face 20.
03:38
Go 20.
03:41
If you can also give them SNET 4136, 4136, they're going to need to check that as well.
03:53
There's copies it.
03:54
The Eversource pole 3152, is it actually broken?
04:00
No, that's the SNET one I gave it. It's not broken. It's just tension on it. They need to check it.
04:07
Base copies.
04:09
The tree and these wires in the road are they physically on Ministerbrook close to the end by 44?
04:22
I'll get you a house number in a minute, but it is on Ministerbrook.
04:28
Copy that, thank you.

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Near Lawton Dr, Simsbury, CT 06070

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