Telephone wire down blocking South Street cleared, Reading MA
TrafficA telephone wire was reported down, partially blocking South Street near Whitehall. Emergency units removed the wire, clearing the road and resolving the issue.
Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
I am out at,
00:02
it's actually Whitehall and South.
00:09
Received.
00:12
It appears to be a telephone wire.
00:15
A telephone wire.
00:19
A little not a fire on a lobby.
00:26
It's also blocking half of South Street.
00:33
The caller was in what they're reporting.
00:36
All right, I spoke to the mother, (name withheld),
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calling from Hebrick.
00:42
She stated that she received a phone call from her daughter,
00:47
(name withheld)'s friend.
00:49
And all she stated was that her daughter (name withheld) is deceased.
00:52
She could not elaborate on that.
00:56
Rishi, do you have the upper number at high?
01:01
One high, unit six.
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Receive.
01:07
You see.
01:10
Okay, second.
01:16
We're writing to 5A.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:22
I spoke with RMLD, they're on the way.
01:24
And we're into the apartment. There's nobody home at this address.
01:33
To the apartment but there's nobody home with that address.
01:37
One, I ready?
01:45
Go ahead.
01:48
If you made entry to the apartment, nobody's home, fully click.
01:52
Received.
01:58
Writing to 7.3.
02:01
Go ahead, Chair.
02:03
All right, sir, I just got an additional call on this. It's from a niece named (name withheld).
02:09
She's clarifying a bit saying that her mom got a text from (name withheld)'s phone saying it was a detective Thompson and that they were notifying this number because it was the last one that was used in (name withheld)'s phone. And they were notifying her that (name withheld) has passed away. She wasn't able to tell me what's a part. Department Detective Thompson was with or the number that had been given because it came from (name withheld)'s phone and that's all the info I got. I got this female's information in her number.
02:47
I appreciate this. So we're going to be able to try and track it down.
02:54
5-8 trading.
02:57
Answer 5-8.
02:59
All right, I'll be clear.
03:01
It was, like I said, solid communication wire.
03:04
I just got out of the middle of the road. I'll be clear.
03:07
Received.
03:23
The wire is no longer blocking the road. The issue has been resolved.
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Location mentioned:
South St & Whitehall Ln, Reading, MA 01867
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