Garbage truck strikes power pole wire causing outages, Roswell NM


A garbage truck hit a guide wire on a power pole in the alley behind near South Main Street. This caused several power breakers to go down. One live wire fell but is not touching anything, and the scene is considered safe.
Audio|Source: Chaves County and Roswell Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Okay, we've located, it's going to be actually in the alley behind near South Main Street.
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We have the garbage truck, strike a guide wire for one of the power poles.
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We do have several breakers down.
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No live wires down, but can you go ahead and notify Excel? They're going to have to come here.
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We'll call them with correct address, sir.
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We'll be on team for a little bit longer.
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Okay, far.
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You can also notify yourself.
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We do have one live wire down.
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It's not touching anything and we've got it.
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We'll look down right now, so it's safe.
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