STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities responded Thursday morning to wires down outside PS 44 and a report of a smoking electrical panel in Mariners Harbor.
FDNY responded to the scene of the incident called at 7:25 a.m. at 80 Maple Parkway, according to a spokesperson for the FDNY and EMS.
FDNY members notified Con Edison and left in about a half-hour, at 8:07 a.m., the FDNY spokesperson said.
Caution tape was spread around the area where the wires were down and Con Edison trucks were on scene.
According to unconfirmed emergency radio communications, a truck hit one of the utility poles in the area.
No injuries were reported and no damage was visible on vehicles in the area.
Wires have fallen down from utility poles outside PS 44 at 80 Maple Parkway in Mariners Harbor on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)
Wires have fallen down from utility poles outside PS 44 at 80 Maple Parkway in Mariners Harbor on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)
Wires have fallen down from utility poles outside PS 44 at 80 Maple Parkway in Mariners Harbor on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)
Wires have fallen down from utility poles outside PS 44 at 80 Maple Parkway in Mariners Harbor on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)
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