Investigation of sparking power line in Iowa City


Emergency services were first called for a medical issue, but later discovered it was about a power line that was sparking. They decided to block off the area for safety.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
Engine. Zone 1. Respond to medical emergency. At Muscatine Avenue and 3rd Avenue. Iowa City. Cross streets are 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. Medical emergency at Muscatine Avenue and 3rd Avenue. Iowa City. Cross streets are 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. That's an investigation. It's not a medical again an investigation? (name withheld) is in route, uh, channel. Even six. Coralville Fire. Zone 2. Respond to investigation. At 3. Russell Slave Boulevard Unit 115. Coralville. Cross streets are 1st Avenue and Redtail Drive. Go ahead, 29. Forty-nine, go ahead. In Russia, Muscatine Evan, the Rav is going to be in the alley between here. Rep. Peter originally said it was a telephone cable, and I was saying it was a power line. And call back again, and I was saying it's smoking, and she wants somebody to come block off. Sorry, not smoking, it's sparking. Copy. Please, direct.
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Location mentioned:
Muscatine Ave & 3rd Ave, Iowa City, IA 52245
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