Power Outage on Highland Ave Near Elm St Arlington Heights, IL -- Utility Pole, Transformer Fire
Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:45 PM Sunday to a report of a utility pole and transformer on fire in the 900 North Highland Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a utility pole was on fire in a backyard.
Firefighters confirmed that the top of a utility pole was on fire near a transformer, and requested Com Ed to the scene.
Com Ed responded to the scene within about 10 minutes. Com Ed cut the power about 9:15 p.m. so firefighters could extinguish the pole fire with water from an 1-1/2 hose line.
The Com Ed outage map reported 5 customers without power but the block looked as though at least 10-20 households were without power.
Estimated restoration time is 1:00 a.m.
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utility pole fire, transformer fire, power outage, Com Ed, Arlington Heights Fire Department
Firefighters confirmed that the top of a utility pole was on fire near a transformer, and requested Com Ed to the scene.
Com Ed responded to the scene within about 10 minutes. Com Ed cut the power about 9:15 p.m. so firefighters could extinguish the pole fire with water from an 1-1/2 hose line.
The Com Ed outage map reported 5 customers without power but the block looked as though at least 10-20 households were without power.
Estimated restoration time is 1:00 a.m.
Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ...
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Power+Outage+On+Highland+Ave+Near+Elm+St+Arlington+Heights,+Il+--+Utility+Pole,+Transformer+Fire
utility pole fire, transformer fire, power outage, Com Ed, Arlington Heights Fire Department