Excavator tipped into basement at demolition site, Niles OH
Other Non-Crime EventAn excavator tipped onto its side in a basement during a house demolition near Papa John's on Vianna Avenue. A caller reported a person inside the excavator with no work crew initially visible. Construction workers later arrived with another excavator to recover the tipped machine.
Audio|Source: Niles Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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On Vianna Avenue, right around Papa John's, she didn't have an exact address.
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There's a house being torn down.
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Only one call.
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The caller said it looks like the excavator is in the basement on its side,
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and there is a person inside of it.
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She didn't see a work crew around.
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She didn't know if that was normal or if it's supposed to be tipped like that, but she wants someone to check it.
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161, they're aware that the excavator fell into the basement.
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I'll check to see if there's somebody inside it.
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67 to disregard.
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All right.
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10.
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67, copy.
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161. 161. 161.
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Go ahead.
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If you want to check with zoning, they were over there looking at it this morning,
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see if somebody's supposed to be trying to get it out or not.
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10-4[1].
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161,
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I'm 97, very.
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Go ahead.
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There's definitely a work career, some semi with flashing lights and another excavator to get the other one out, so 98.
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10, 161.
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Go ahead.
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They're aware, they knew they were going to have somebody trying to get it out, but he just didn't know if they got a crane or what.
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Looks like they brought a bigger excavator.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Upper Girard Lake, Girard, OH, Niles, OH 44446
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