Tree limb causes short on power lines near North Main St, Hemingway SC


A small tree limb is resting on electrical power lines near North Main Street. The limb caused a short circuit on the lines but did not result in a fire or power outage. Duke Energy was notified to address the issue.
Audio|Source: Williamsburg County Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Central. Where we have? We have a limb on the power line. It's not the power route.
00:04
I just find an address for you.
00:07
Hold on that it will be Newt Energy.
00:09
Give an address of near North Main St.
00:22
You copy that central.
00:26
Time for Central.
00:28
Say,
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oh,
00:32
in MAA with the power line, we got a limb on the power line, just on not the power out in the area, give notified Duke Energy and give them the address of near North Main St.
00:54
Stand for it. You got a loop on the line now.
01:00
Just one small limb that's across two lines and it shorted them out, but there's no fire at the time. The limb is still on the line, there's no fire.
01:10
There's no fire.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Main St, Hemingway, SC 29554
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