Vehicle hits utility pole, power lines down, person trapped, Charlotte NC


A vehicle struck a utility pole near Harris Corners Parkway, causing live power lines to be on the vehicle. One person is trapped inside. Emergency services and power company have been requested and both lanes of traffic are blocked.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to need Duke power out here ASAP. We do have a vehicle with a pole and live power lines on it.
00:06
Also going to need PD out here ASAP for traffic control.
00:10
Both lanes of traffic are being impeded by down the power lines.
00:14
That's it.
00:20
Two-four.
00:25
Two-four. Two-four alarm.
00:30
Lighter twenty-four.
00:33
Let the academy know we're going to be late to in-service training.
00:37
We're going to be on this call for a little while.
00:41
Two-four, a lot of twenty-four.
00:45
Ladder 28 on 8 Hotel water problem near Harris Corners Parkway Lighter 28 8 Hotel water problem near Harris Corners Parkway Bid the Fairfield Inn cross streets are Mapleview Lane to Harris Oak Boulevard
01:09
42 along
01:12
Agent 42.
01:16
I copy your notes.
01:18
It's the same problem.
01:20
We're trying to work in the system.
01:25
Staff knows that they're contacting the alarm system right now so they can reset it through their end.
01:37
Anymore.
01:43
She's advised that it's possibly coming from the laundry room on the first floor, but they also have a puddle of water on the third floor as well.
01:51
Evac was advised she did state that they contacted the manager already and the manager is enrolled.
01:57
Got it.
02:03
Larry 24 alarm. We have BD and medic on scene, still waiting on Duke power to isolate this power. We have one stuck in a vehicle with live power lines.
02:17
That's 10-4[1].
02:22
By 24, I did let Duke know that you do have one person in the vehicle.
02:28
Copy that.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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