Downed power line identified as cause of nearly 180-acre fire near Galeton earlier this month

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Downed power line identified as cause of nearly 180-acre fire near Galeton earlier this month

A downed power line caused a grass fire that burned nearly 180 acres northeast of Galeton earlier this month, the Galeton Fire Protection District has determined. High winds in the area caused a power line to snap just before 11 p.m. April 6, igniting dry grass off of Weld County Road 63 north of Weld road 78, according to Galeton Fire Chief Russ Kane. Kane said power was turned off for the night as a precaution but was restored the following da…