Tree falls on power lines causing outage on Ministerial Road, South Kingstown RI


A tree fell onto power lines along Ministerial Road. The electrical wires caused sparking on the street and resulted in a power outage. There was no fire, and the road has since been cleared.
Audio|Source: South Kingstown Fire Dispatch (UFD & KFD)
01:12
Transcript:
00:00
One engine needed to respond near Ministerial Rd for a tree down with wires.
00:05
Wires are arcing in the roadway.
00:08
Station Kata Station 8, Kata Station 8, near Ministerial Rd, tree down with wires, arcing in the roadway.
00:16
K-C3 is on the end of course, Chief, sir.
00:21
Okay, Chief 2, respond.
00:22
Step 4, Chief 2.
00:23
Okay, engine two will be responding.
00:26
Defore engine two.
00:27
Shape two, okay.
00:29
Sorry, Kay. Update from the officer on scene, there is no active fire power is out in the area, but the roadway's been cleared.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ministerial Rd, South Kingstown, RI 02879
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