Light poles fall on softball field near Wakefield school, Wakefield MA
Fire & ArsonSeveral light poles have fallen onto a softball field near a high school in Wakefield, creating a possible electrical hazard. Emergency crews are waiting until the utility company can turn off power to the lighting system. No injuries or other hazards have been reported so far.
Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Lighter one will be on for the high school.
00:03
Receive rating fire at the cell alarm, ladder one to the high school.
00:08
To investigate the light poles falling down on the softball.
00:17
Drive from ladder one.
00:20
String, ladder one.
00:23
Have you notified Aramaldi.
00:28
Doing it now.
00:32
Received.
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Carthry.
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Carthry.
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Carthry.
00:44
Carthry.
00:45
Carthroid be on the end of the high school.
00:48
Receive Carthry, I'm sorry.
00:59
Town third.
01:01
Dispatch a landline when you get a moment.
01:05
Yep, we'll live.
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Nine, seven ring, I'll be on.
01:13
Receive.
01:16
Yeah, you gotta want to call running light down here. We've got a few poles down.
01:23
Right, have that 6-3. We've already made contact.
01:29
Right.
01:36
The letter one calling count three.
01:40
Cut three good.
01:44
We do a quick loop around in high school to check the early field.
01:47
Those light seem fine, I think it's the E-fields across from the middle school.
01:53
Yep, we're here now.
01:55
Reddickside Coffrey's on scene.
01:57
We see.
02:03
From Lada 1, Latter 1, Latter 1 will be on the scene.
02:07
See, Latter 1 is on scene.
02:12
Medical One.
02:14
Answer, medic one.
02:17
Off of Winchester.
02:21
911 off at Winchester.
02:23
9-7-Ring.
02:24
Mr.
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9-7-Ring.
02:29
Mr. 9-7.
02:31
Alderan 6-3, stall in scene.
02:34
Received.
02:40
Okay, car three.
02:43
Answer, car three.
02:47
We're going to be standing by here until RMLD[1] arrives to de-energize this lighting array.
02:51
If you can just also notify facilities that they have three lights down,
02:58
it looks like there's no additional hazards at this time.
03:01
Just make them aware that there's damage here.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RMLD: Reading Municipal Light Department (electric utility), notified for the wire issue
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Location mentioned:
Near North Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880
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