Vehicle hits utility pole, causing power outage, Wescosville PA
A vehicle struck a utility pole near Brookside Road in Lower Macungie Township. The pole was completely sheared off and involved a transformer. This caused a possible power outage affecting local residents. Emergency responders, including fire and rescue units, were dispatched to the scene. The road is expected to remain open during the response.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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Transcript:
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Lower Macungie Township,
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near Brookside Road, across the Celia Drive, and Cornerstone Road.
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Her Transformers Parkway Station 81,
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Lower North Country Township, near Brookside Road, cross of Celia Drive, the Cornerstone Road,
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for Transformers parking.
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Anya County Rescue Engine 80.
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Rescue Engine 80.
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Responding.
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Except for Rescue Engine 80, vehicle versus a pole,
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or port a transformer.
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Okay,
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so you can see the else to be notified.
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Not as of yet. We do not have a poll number.
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Not bad, we'll be in a couple.
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30.
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Let me make this Brookside command,
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and I'll give you a full number of the unit.
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I'm from fire police captain, sir.
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By the way, I understand state, please notify for you.
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Engine 8 is calm, go ahead.
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The engine 8's off the quarters.
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Fire, please, got in the 30. He is denying B for the M.S.
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I was wondering if StatePreeze were notified.
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County poll number 61020 over S45360.
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Ten, four,
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is the pole shared off, damaged?
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The pole is completely sheared off.
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Tempor, parking or sparking?
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Ten-four, and are you going to have to close Brookside Road?
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I think it'll remain open.
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Ten-four.
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Ten-four.
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Oskine geniti.
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Ten-for, Oskineenedi.
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Thank you, fire, police, Captain, 30.
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Go ahead.
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Can you tell if there's a power routers in the area?
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I know the resident that the actual is without a power, I'm not sure of anything else.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brookside Rd, Wescosville, PA 18106
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