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Police responded to a downed live electric wire near a school on N Melvina Ave in Chicago. The wire was identified as a main cable line from a pole to a house, and the alley has been blocked off to prevent vehicle access.

City Street Light Wires Down, Alley Blocked

Okay, yeah, it's just the whole alley is blocked off and no vehicles can go through.

 They may have to contact the cable company if I'm not mistaken.

Okay, yeah, it's just the whole alley is blocked off and no vehicles can go through. They may have to contact the cable company if I'm not mistaken.

Police advise the alley is blocked off, preventing vehicle access.

 10-4, and I think we need to know if this is Paul to Paul and is it Wood or...

Command, 10-4. Thank you. 10-4, and I think we need to know if this is Paul to Paul and is it Wood or...

It's going to be the main cable line to the house.

It's going to be the main cable line to the house. From pole to house. 10-4.

The downed wires are identified as the main cable line from a pole to a house.

 Yeah, these wires down, I think it's going to be the city wires,

 The 25th District unit said someone had told them that they were sparking,

 so I'm going to stand by over here, just north of Patterson here on Valdina.

 Okay, and the city has already been notified, did you say?

16-33. 16-33. Yeah, these wires down, I think it's going to be the city wires, Metal Pole to Metal Pole, Light Pole. The 25th District unit said someone had told them that they were sparking, so I'm going to stand by over here, just north of Patterson here on Valdina. Okay, and the city has already been notified, did you say? I do not know if David.

notified yet. Oh, okay. Alright, so did you

 say they, I heard you say they are city wires. Are they pole to

 pole? Like, wood pole to wood pole or street light?

 That sounds like combat. Oh, the metal pole to metal

 pole city wires. Oh, they are? Okay, so they are metal poles.

notified yet. Oh, okay. Alright, so did you say they, I heard you say they are city wires. Are they pole to pole? Like, wood pole to wood pole or street light? Yeah, squad, it's pole to pole. Wood pole to wood pole then, right? That sounds like combat. Oh, the metal pole to metal pole city wires. Oh, they are? Okay, so they are metal poles. Okay. Alright, I'm going to call

Alright, 1633, they are notified. It is, in fact, street light poles, right? The metal poles.

The downed wires are confirmed to be city street light wires between metal poles.

 Yeah, 33, we're now getting a call of wires down at 3630 North Malvina.

 This was actually on view by a car in the 25th district, it looks like.

1633. Yeah, 33, we're now getting a call of wires down at 3630 North Malvina. This was actually on view by a car in the 25th district, it looks like. It says an electric wire, maybe live. 3630 Malvina, right by the school. All right, 99, I'll go check it out. Thank you.

Police are responding to a report of a live electric wire down near a school.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3630 N Melvina Ave.

City Street Light Wires Down, Alley Blocked

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