Explosions and smoke from manhole prompt road closure


Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
I mean to watch. I can fly that way also. I'm not sure what the issue is going to be. Turn 4. Running, 9.5 will be out as well. 107 of the other image should be all set. Yeah. 107 running? 107. The manhole cover is in place with this some... There's coloration on it and around it. That would seek the out after going to check it out. 10 for us, sir, we did transmitter box for that. Roger. We're in the 107? Yeah, it just went off again. We're going to shut the road down, yes. PD stated when they got the area. It looked like that the cover was back on the hole. They waited about another couple minutes and came off again. There is the update. They're on. By it has that. Box 14 has been struck for the area of 175 Main Street. All companies off the box. By Cothra, Schell and Cotter responding. Sounds like it may be an active arc, a vast dispatch to call, RMLD, and request their response. We're going to need a couple more units out here. It's going to have to be shut down. Mayna Hawkins just keeps going up and exploding here. Recent any other units in the area, they can go back them up. 8.5. 85, showing your response. We're in the 95. We've seen any fire. We've seen any fire? Clear the station. Roger. Great, if you don't mind. Catherine. They say they do have infrastructure under the ground there for the light. They have someone coming right away. In southbound lane, shutdown in both directions.
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Reading, MA 01867
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