A call has come in of a single-vehicle accident, car vs. pole, in the area of 7789 Fotch Road, Stafford.
The initial report is of a person down, in the roadway, with wires over him and the caller afraid to touch him. A car is on fire.
A first responder says the victim is on the side of the road, conscious but in pain.
Mercy Flight is is being dispatched.
Mercy EMS and Stafford Fire is on scene.
UPDATE 11:24 p.m.: Both high-voltage and low-voltage wires are damaged. National Grid has a 30 minute ETA to arrive on scene. Also a fiber optic cable belonging to the phone company has been completely burned through.
25 minutes for the fire dept
25 minutes for the fire dept to arrive? whats going on fellas? why was byron FD not sent? arent they closer?
Where do you get 25 minutes
Where do you get 25 minutes for the FD to arrive? There's nothing posted here to suggest that. In fact, we write, "a first-responder," who was in fact FD personnel. Stafford Fire, as always, was right on top of things.