Car crashes into pole causing fire and minor injury


A car crashed into a utility pole near 48 Bayshore Road in Green Creek, causing the top of the pole to catch fire and wires to fall onto the vehicle. Emergency responders are on scene, with a minor injury reported.
Audio|Source: Cape May County Public Safety
02:56
Transcript:
Downey, we got this, uh, top of this pole smoking also. Squad 73, you want to get over all the way on the other side. Lieutenant 773, Cloud 273. Okay, go ahead. You got primary lines right here down by my vehicle, right in front of (name withheld)'s house. Yeah, no. Just leave the vehicle alone for right now. County, Middle Township Fire, please respond. Green Creek section, the area of 48 Bayshore Road for motor vehicle accident carvers to pole. County, Middle Township Fire, please. Respond, the Green Creek section, area 48 Bayshore Road. for a traffic post, whatever vehicle accident, carvers, pull. Timeout, 0621, can you clear? Chief Seventy-3. Yeah, you want to have the electric company, uh, we have, uh, the poles on fire off top, plus we got these wires on this car. Talfour, we'll give them a call back. County 3221. 321. Just be advised PD stating on scene one patient, so the minor abrasions of the arm, three check-off. Copy. County, engine 73. Agent 73. We're responding. We responded. Engine 73. Yeah, Chief. Yeah, when you get down here, stay all the way to your left on the other side of the road here. Copy. We're in route. Is there any other poll number that you could provide us so we can get the electric company? The only thing, I think it's a bell tell, that's why it doesn't have a whiskey number. It only has 139. That's it. The only tag on there. Another closed pole. Hang on. All right.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bayshore Rd, Cape May, NJ 08204
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