Tree blocks highway and hangs on wires in Pennsylvania, Northampton County PA
Road ClosureA tree has fallen and is blocking the entire highway 611 roadway in Pennsylvania. The tree is also hanging on power wires. Crews are coordinating road closures and working to remove the hazard.
Audio|Source: Carbon County and Northampton County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Firmative, tree down, blocking the entire roadway, and it's hanging on wires.
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Three-deep, start working on getting a Pullman.
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Review.
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County from 2070 of us 4 2027 that's 4.
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Take him from the Anderson at 1330 County from 253.
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County from 253.
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Can you make contact with the state's routine and let them know the 611 south is completely blocked at this time?
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Please.
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Thank you very much.
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The county under 4.
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When you're ready, I've got a minute poll number before you just fire it out.
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Go ahead.
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It could be 70525-50350.
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50350.
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Okay.
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Stephanie from 270 MS4.
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2070 MS4.
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Cover, Delany, Neanderson, please.
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Please.
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Okay,
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20-engine-1.
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20-engine-1.
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20-engine 1 is responding to the wires down call.
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Okay.
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Go ahead and one.
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Do you guys have room to turn around there?
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I can probably get a turn around, I'm not just like back right up the road here.
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All right, anyway, you stay there, we're going to go up on the other side of the down tree, and we're going to close off the road from that direction.
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You see, CD has an officer on that side,
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and highway is enrapped as well as down the road.
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Okay, we're going to go on the other side, and we'll stay there until highway shuts down the road.
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PA-611, Pennsylvania
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