Downed power line at Evans Cemetery knocked out power to nearly 3,000 homes, businesses

Downed power line at Evans Cemetery knocked out power to nearly 3,000 homes, businesses

Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses in Greeley and Evans were without power for a stretch Saturday night after a power line fell in the Evans Cemetery, catching a small area of the cemetery on fire. Two separate outages left about 2,850 customers without power from from 9:45-10:35 p.m. and another 180 customers in the dark from 10:10 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to an Xcel Energy representative. The Greeley Fire Department first responded to reports …