Tree strikes power line, sparks grass fire near Greenwood - Grand Forks Gazette

Tree strikes power line, sparks grass fire near Greenwood - Grand Forks Gazette

Quick response from the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department stopped a tree felled by high winds from igniting a major fire after it struck a power line east of the city. A news release on the department’s Facebook page stated on May 12, crews responded to a fire on Highway 3 after a fallen tree came down on a power line, sparking a grass fire. The department responded with seven members, and quickly contained the grass fire on the ground, remain…

Power lines cause tree fire - The Hardwick Gazette

GREENSBORO – On May 5, at 3:31 p.m., the Greensboro Fire Department responded to a reported tree on fire on power lines. Crews arrived and verified tree was on fire. Hardwick Electric Departmentresponded to clear the tree from the line and restore power. Once the tree was on the ground, crews cut the remaining tree out of the road and extinguished the fire on the tree. The post Power lines cause tree fire appeared first on The Hardwick Gazette.