Close call for cops when high-voltage line crashes to the ground… [SHOCKING VIDEO]
The above photo shows where Officer David Foley was standing just moments before a high-voltage power line came too close for comfort…
Hyannis – It was a close call today for Barnstable Patrolman Dave Foley and his rookie partner Patrolman Bruce Marney…
Foley and Marney responded to a transformer explosion and were about a block away diverting traffic when all hell broke loose…
Hyannis News was nearby when the original transformer blew up and shut down Main Street, with live primary power lines down on the sidewalk and in the street… A Hyannis News camera was rolling when another power line fell and ignited the ground just feet away from Foley and Marney!
A loud arcing high-voltage line suddenly fell and lit up the ground as both Foley and Marney scrambled for safety… It was way too close for comfort…
… and it forced officers to leave their cruiser in the intersection of Main Street and Yarmouth Road until an NSTAR crew could arrive and make the area more stable…
Photo: Live high-voltage wire down in the street…
Photo: Today’s wires fell on Main Street, a high traffic area for pedestrians and autos… Thankfully nobody was killed…
Meanwhile, there were additional electrical issues across town in Centerville. Police and Firefighters responded to a fully-involved pole fire that closed down Route 28 for well over an hour…
Town wide issues with electrical wires arcing continued throughout the afternoon and into the night…
The following video shows when the wire fell dangerously close to officers. It highlights the Main Street scene and then also shows the scene in Centerville… The video is shaky at first due to distance and being caught ‘off guard’ so to speak… [Press play]
WHDH Channel 7 took this shaky Hyannis News footage and did a great job editing, condensing, and capturing the moment... check it out... [Press play]
3/29/2014
Robert Bastille,
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