Electrical line arcing behind residence blocks street, Munhall PA
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a power line arcing behind a residence near Whitaker Way in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The area around the road was blocked off for safety due to the electrical hazard.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
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Transcript:
00:00
All right, I'm with the resident here near Whitaker Way.
00:02
They're saying it's an actual power line down by their property on highway.
00:16
County, go ahead.
00:24
Did you say there's an actual power line down on Highwood?
00:32
It's not on Highwood, it's actually behind the resident here near Whitaker Way.
00:37
I'm going to investigate here in a minute.
00:38
I'm not with them.
00:56
Two in our truck, two stand by on Lyrgyz her way in Highwood.
01:01
See you. See you.
01:11
Chalmy Cooper and Sandpropra tablet responding.
01:15
Copy.
01:22
Jolly, you can see a turn of a truck at Highwood and Whittaker Way.
01:27
Copy turn your truck 21-07.
01:30
Jolly 7.
01:35
Jolly, 204, 2-04, Cappas on the same stage.
01:38
You got a Whitaker Way in Highwood.
01:42
Copy 7-4 at 21-08.
01:51
County from Deputy 2.
01:54
775 Deputy 2.
01:59
Yeah,
02:00
we have a power line behind near Whitaker Way that's actually arcing off of maybe a tree.
02:07
I don't know if you can get too keen light out here, but it's literally right around the bend on Whittaker Way coming up from the bottom.
02:17
You know, I'll do that behind.
02:18
Near Whitaker Way.
02:20
Yeah, I've been sitting on hold with them.
02:21
I was trying to be practically.
02:23
I've been sitting on hold since I dispatched the call, so we're trying to get through to them.
02:34
I copy that yeah it is it is arcing off of something here I can't tell us the high tension line or not it's too dark back here
02:43
copy
02:49
204 captain go ahead
02:59
No,
03:00
what we might have to do, though, we might have to shut down littered for way.
03:04
It is arcing pretty bad around the bend as you come up from the bottom.
03:10
June and Rehab from Deputy 2.
03:29
Good.
03:34
Hey, Drew, see if you can safely make it back down Litterk away.
03:37
I want to block off Litterk away at 8th Avenue, and then we'll have 2.04 block off up here at Lurchsburg.
03:48
Copy lot.
03:56
Come in and some truck.
03:58
What about 200?
04:03
Well 200, you can stick right where you're at.
04:23
Two-o-Captain, hold up one minute.
04:34
Grono Chief, Whittaker Way is blocked off on the bottom end.
04:40
Tommy.
04:44
Towning Deputy, too.
04:51
Good. Thank you.
04:55
We have 8th Avenue locked off.
04:58
Whitaker Way coming up.
04:59
I have 2-04 engine going up walking off the Whitaker Way in Marksburg.
05:03
We'll have this completely shut down.
05:05
Any word on duty lights.
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Near Whitaker Way, Munhall, PA 15120
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