power lines down on hill school road causing outage, Berks County PA
Road ClosureHigh-tension power lines fell across Hill School Road causing a power outage. The road was closed for safety as utility crews responded. Multiple utility poles were damaged, requiring urgent repairs.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
00:00
High tension, wire across the road.
00:04
Power is definitely out.
00:06
I give you a pool number when you ready.
00:08
Captain 49, just to confirm this is at the Hill School Road call, correct?
00:13
That's correct.
00:15
Please see, go ahead with the pull number.
00:29
(number withheld).
00:33
receives high-pension wire across the roadway pool number (number withheld).
00:44
That is for that end, correct? We also need the road crew to close the road at Rottlesnake.
00:49
It's Rottlesnake and Creek, if you can contact them for us.
00:55
10.8-2.2.9.
00:56
I'll make the phone call, Perks.
00:57
You've got me that direct.
00:59
We see it. We appreciate it.
01:05
Perks, T-44.
01:07
T-44. T-44.
01:13
I know it's like talking to the wall with Verizon, but if you want to give them a call, let them know they have four different poles affected,
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two that are broken.
01:21
They have multiple wires and fiber optics all over the place.
01:24
They're going to have to try to get somebody out.
01:28
Receively roll, call Verizon and advise multiple poles down in fiber optics.
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1554.
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Location mentioned:
Hill School Rd, Douglass Township, PA
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