Branch on Power Lines Causes Electrical Hazard on Cedar St, Wellesley MA
Fire & ArsonA branch has fallen onto power lines near Cedar Street, causing potential electrical hazards. The branch remains hanging on the wires, stressing the line but without arcing or immediate danger. Authorities are monitoring the situation, and utility services have been notified to check the power supply to nearby addresses.
Audio|Source: Wellesley Police and Fire, AreaWide3, Metro Fire
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
1411, Cedar Street.
00:06
If you're not already, can you respond to the fire department near Cedar St?
00:14
Roger.
00:20
Also grab the ICON Hidicot 3. Bring 3-1-7 number 92.
00:28
I forgot that's 2nd.
00:33
1412. 1412.
00:36
1412. 1412.
00:38
You can you send me this call as well.
00:44
Appreciate.
00:49
1412, I'm behind you. Are they shutting down Cedar? Do I need to go around to the other side?
00:56
I don't believe so. There's a wire across the road that they're going out of the way right now. I'll check it with them.
01:09
Walser's 14.08 to Walsing control.
01:13
1408.
01:15
I'll be clear. Medics transporting once shortly.
01:21
Received.
01:28
1411, do you want to pull up behind engine 5? You have the direct traffic. We haven't pulled off to the right-hand lane.
01:37
Roger.
01:46
Hi, Alabama Walsy, Medical One.
01:50
Fire Alarm, Medic One.
01:52
The Medic One is transporting Newton-Wellesley.
01:58
Medics transporting Newton-Wellesley, 20308.
02:07
Zero through the car three.
02:11
Said.
02:14
Looks like the power wire from the street going back to the house had a branch fall on it. Looks like it's still connected, but it's been real low under some stress.
02:27
Alright, is it still hung up on it?
02:33
Yeah, branch is still hung up on.
02:40
Okay, I have a message.
02:41
Um,
02:42
there's no arcing or anything, right?
02:46
Negative.
02:50
All right, I'll take a look at on the way out.
03:00
Okay. Command calling, file on.
03:04
Fireland, thank you, command.
03:07
Do notify MLP to respond when they can just to check the service into near Cedar St and 94.
03:16
We don't see a problem right now, but there's definitely an order in the hole.
03:21
There's a branch down on wires and it might have climbed a surge somewhere.
03:30
Received, they are responding.
03:32
They stated that when they called us.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cedar St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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