Electrical fire causes road closure on route 206, Roxbury Township NJ
Fire & ArsonA transformer fell causing an electrical fire and a downed power line near Route 206 and Wedgwood Road in Roxbury Township. Emergency services responded and Route 206 north was closed to keep people away from the danger.
Audio|Source: New Jersey State Police Troop B
02:21
Transcript:
00:00
If you could reach out to Roxbury and JCP and L, we've got a transformer down at the corner of 206 South, Wedgwood Road on a generator right now.
00:13
Hi, sir.
00:16
Mine's a lot of fire respond as well.
00:20
Very soon.
00:27
Roxbury and JCP and L are being notified.
00:33
(number withheld).
00:35
Can you expedite a tow to my location,
00:38
reference being down on the off-ram?
00:54
(number withheld) up there and clear traffic.
00:58
(number withheld) things.
01:01
They've got a couple 9-1-1 calls and fires in route.
01:17
They've got a couple 9-1-1 calls and fire is in route.
01:20
We call now.
01:26
Or can you just let Morris County know to shut down 206 north at ICC in 206? Pretty soon.
01:37
Is it actually going to be on 206 itself or on old edward?
01:42
Right the intersection, sir.
01:44
Just shut it down near National Drive.
01:46
Pretty similar now.
01:53
You can let Morris County note to expedite JCPL reference electrical fire.
01:59
Let me see if I'm going to call the Falls County and I'm going to call JCPANL.
02:05
Take me through car, pull it out of the parking lot, and make sure no one comes down the road towards the down power line, please.
02:13
Yeah, storage, I got that.
02:20
Do the road closure?
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US-206, Roxbury Township, NJ
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