Tree tangled in wires closes road in Southbridge, Southbridge MA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews closed a section of Old South Road in Southbridge, Massachusetts, after a tree became tangled in electrical and phone lines. Personnel discussed using traffic cones and barricades to safely block off the area while waiting for utility assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester MA Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
I'll be code 4 here.
00:02
This is a tree.
00:06
It's hanging on what appears to be phone cable lines.
00:14
Actually, no, I'm sorry, it is.
00:15
I'm sorry, it is.
00:17
I'll stand by one.
00:20
There is it.
00:21
Hanging on the...
00:23
The primary line, it's kind of tangled at the top.
00:26
Its electric line is on top of the street light.
00:32
You're going to have a connect.
00:33
If you have a call number or a...
00:36
Uh,
00:38
Give me a second.
00:40
The street's very short.
00:46
(number withheld).
00:49
(number withheld).
00:53
Go ahead, (name withheld).
00:56
There's possible someone can come up, we can just block off this road with some traffic cones.
01:03
Come up for this, I'm going to send you a photo.
01:06
But we can just block it off completely.
01:08
It doesn't affect anyone.
01:10
All right, (name withheld), I'm trying to assess South Street.
01:14
I may have to move either (name withheld) or (name withheld) up to that location.
01:22
(number withheld).
01:24
Two free.
01:26
That will be poll number two on Old South Road.
01:29
Receive.
01:33
(number withheld).
01:37
It's possible you can grab some traffic cones.
01:42
Just block off the bottom of South Street with Old South Road.
01:47
(name withheld),
01:50
I'm near the station, I can grab those.
01:52
I'm not sure how far from the station you are.
01:56
I'm over by passing off.
01:58
I'll head that way as well, though.
02:00
I'll receive them.
02:02
You've got some cones.
02:05
(name withheld), are you able to send me a photo of Old South Road?
02:10
I sent it to you already.
02:12
Hopefully the reception was good enough for you to receive it.
02:16
No, I haven't gotten anything yet.
02:19
(number withheld).
02:21
Do we have any traffic cones?
02:25
I don't believe so.
02:27
I will ask (name withheld).
02:29
We receive, though, we have his deep...
02:32
...blow over with the wind.
02:35
(name withheld) is in the area on that detail, if you want to ask him.
02:40
I'm not sure.
02:41
Have you checked inside the trailer?
02:44
I received.
02:45
I'm in the trailer now.
02:46
We have the no parking signs, and we just have the full-on barricades.
02:49
We don't have any cones.
02:51
Two for each other you've got one.
02:54
If you have a better location for that pole on Old South Road, I need a numerical.
03:03
It's down at the other end.
03:04
There's literally three telephone poles on this street.
03:07
It's South Street and Old South Road.
03:10
Thank you. The utility company wanted the info.
03:13
(name withheld),
03:15
If there's sawhorses there, just grab those.
03:18
Maybe we can...
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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:
South St & Old South Rd, Southbridge, MA 01550
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