Tree fallen on power lines blocks lane near Plumtree Rd, Springfield MA
Road ClosureA tree fell onto power lines near Plumtree Road, causing wires to come down and spark. The caller is trapped inside their vehicle. There is no current smoke or fire, but a power outage is affecting nearby traffic lights. One lane of the road is blocked by a downed wire.
Audio|Source: Springfield Fire
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Transcript:
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Command 2. Engine 3, respond to near Plumtree Road.
00:06
Wires down.
00:11
Let's do something.
00:16
I'm not going to engine 3.
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Fire alarm, Management 3.
00:30
Engine 3, responding to near Plumtree Road, that's near Plumtree Road for the wires down.
00:36
I received a call from the caller who say the tree fell on the power lines in front of his driveway. The wires are down.
00:44
The caller is still in the vehicle.
00:46
He did see a big spark when it happened, but nothing currently, no smoke or fire, and we just got reports from PD that the traffic lights are out in this area.
00:56
We see, start Evasmos.
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That's affirmative, we're working on it now.
01:07
Enter 3, follow-in-3 and I'm seen investigating.
01:11
We're on the phone with Eversource now. We'll try and get an ETA for you.
01:16
Fire alarm to engine three.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:21
Engine three is the roadblocks by the tree and or power lines.
01:30
That's a negative on the tree. There is a wire blocking one lane of the road.
01:37
Receive negative on the tree and wire blocking one lane of the road. Thank you.
01:46
Air alarm to Engine 3.
01:49
Engine 3. Engine 3. Every source has been requested.
01:54
They do not have an EPA at this time. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Plumtree Rd, Springfield, MA 01118
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