Power lines sparking near junior high school cause closure, Crittenden County AR


Power lines near a junior high school in Crittenden County, Arkansas, were touching and sparking, causing smoke and creating a hazardous situation. Authorities responded by blocking off the street and closing the road to ensure public safety until the issue is resolved.
Audio|Source: East Central Arkansas Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
There's a front of the junior eye that, two fire lines, they're touching one another.
00:04
None of them, no lines down, they're just touching one another and sparking up.
00:09
Can you please them?
00:11
Power company.
00:14
I'm 1040, stand by.
00:21
Can you be enrapped to the junior high on division? The junior high on division.
00:26
Receive the 911[1] call about a track was like there was sparkling.
00:30
I have an out-phone scene and he advised to hit the car enwrapped.
00:38
Sixthpoil County traffic.
00:45
Bill Silver. Bill Silver.
00:49
Tacoma pickup.
00:52
Texas, Victor Charles Robert, (number withheld), VCR,
00:57
(number withheld).
01:00
I'll give you a final one. We get out of this traffic.
01:19
Okay,
01:25
now I'm trying to give you a 21 bag guy and have my phone on me.
01:28
He's already one and a half each now. Sorry about that. I've been out waiting for probably a minute or so.
01:35
10 for him.
01:38
Hey,
01:41
you made contact with NTG. I just pulled it up that whole power line.
01:47
It's sparking.
01:51
14 picture pixel lights on.
01:57
About that, but that whole line is sparkling and smoking.
02:03
Yeah, if you get over to public work, and we need to block it off, block it off, dispatch.
02:09
Yeah, I'm blocking it off now. I'm over here with him.
02:14
465 has been advised any rep.
02:20
No, no disperson.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:27
Back in, that's the left part of arrival. I'm going to be a second area for him.
02:33
It's wrong with a couple, Taylor.
02:39
599 this much, then somebody 10-7.
02:44
Check, I have good day.
02:48
Some too.
02:58
Other side.
03:04
I'm gonna go on the Graham side.
03:06
Leave the call.
03:14
Back that car up a little bit more. Back it up a little bit more.
03:16
Back it up.
03:21
Call file department, I'm saying.
03:28
This, lads, get a hold of the club that works. We get this block off.
03:36
Block off that section.
03:38
Everybody, just block the street off.
03:40
Turn around.
03:41
Okay,
03:46
fall.
03:51
Call 13.
03:53
Temple.
03:55
You want to block up the road down there?
03:59
109.
04:01
Turn around in Arkansas. Back that car up and turn the crossway street at Arkansas.
04:05
12. You cross yours are all the division. They'll turn around.
04:11
Teflage is 8.
04:14
Are you on Graham yet?
04:16
I'm on Graham now. No vehicle's coming down. I'm good.
04:20
Temple where I'm standing here at St. Francis stopping anybody from coming through here.
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911: Emergency call
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Crittenden County, AR
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