Power lines down after truck incident causes fire hazard, Charlotte NC


A dump truck knocked down power lines near Ridge Hatchet Road, causing a fire hazard and power outage. The caller reported smelling something burning but saw no visible fire.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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20-0. Station 1, fire, Olegal hazard,
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near Ridge Hatchet Road,
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near Ridge,
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Hatchet Road,
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Cross streets, or Stakesville Road, and Holly, Chris Lane,
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makeoff six, off, six, traffic timeout, total 10.
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Since then, Hartman, General 11th, switch to two, six.
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Copy, Hunter, Lund, 11, around.
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Central 12011 responded to near Ridge Hatcher Road.
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Call came in from CMPD advising that a dump truck knocked down the power lines and the power's out in the area.
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The caller told the CMPD that she smelled something burning,
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but they didn't see anything.
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Charlotte, NC
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