Utility pole and wires down block lane at Tollgate Rd, Berks County PA


Emergency crews responded to downed utility wires and a fallen pole blocking one lane of traffic at the intersection near Tollgate Road and Hill Road. A fiber optic communication line was pulled down, and Verizon was notified. No injuries or fire were reported.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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T-58 in Route 1110, Tollgate Road and Hill Road. It's going to be on Hill Road,
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or pole and wires down in the roadway,
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locking one lane of traffic.
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Okay.
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Perks, Chief 85.
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25.
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285.
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You can release apps too. I'll be on scene for a while.
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Thank you.
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Burn Township 2484 Ventnor Avenue, crossing the Mitchell Avenue, ALS Medical.
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Medics 6521.
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Burn Township 2484 Ventnor Avenue.
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Crossed of the Mitchell Avenue, ALS Medical, 1113.
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Second dispatch, Herbert Township,
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Toe Lake Road and Hill Road, and wires down.
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Tanker 58, second dispatch.
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On Hill Road at Tollgate Road,
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Wires Down on the Road, Wires Down in the Road, 714.
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G-58, Lieutenant 58.
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Good.
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I'm the only one here. Would you just like the utility?
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Yeah, in fact, hold off the now. Let me wait till I get the same. We'll figure out what we're going to do.
01:43
So just hang there. I'll let you know what I mean.
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Copy that.
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Lieutenant 50.
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58's remaining a station per 2.508 orders.
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Receive 1160s.
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Lieutenant 50s, if you guys can secure,
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I can handle a list by myself.
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Copy that.
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Rock's Chief up here.
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Chief of you.
02:36
Here's be a communication line, pulled the pole that was root down at the intersection of Hill and Tollgate. If you want to notify Verizon, I did attempt to find a poll number, but three pulls in a row do not have any good poll numbers for them.
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Let them know it's right at the intersection of Tollgate and Hill closest address they can use is (number withheld).
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It was a fiber optic line that was ripped. I just moved off the roadway.
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You can show it at the available.
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