Tag result for article published on Sat December 15 2012 7:27 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: arcing power line, arcing power line Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, downed power line
VIDEO: Arcing power lines started wet grass on fire, but the electric problem was solved by Com Ed within about 90 minutes. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:30 AM Saturday a downed power line in the 2800 block of North Kennicott Avenue. Firefighters reported arcing and burning grass and requested Com Ed respond [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu August 16 2012 9:21 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power line, downed power lines, mount prospect, Mount Prospect Fire Department, Mount Prospect Police Department
Video of arcing power line with small fire threatening house about two feet away at Eastwood Avenue and Highland Street, Mount Prospect Thursday morning after a thunderstorm pass through. Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:53 AM Thursday after a police officer discovered a power line down with arcing and fire threatening a house [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed February 29 2012 3:39 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Com Ed, downed power line, downed power lines, power line hazard, power line hazard Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:00 p.m. to report of power lines down at East Robert Avenue and North Maple Street. Emergency responders received a report that the power lines were down behind Robert Avenue. Firefighters on the scene reported three primary lines down across multiple chain link fences. Com Ed requested to [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sun November 27 2011 2:47 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power line, Palatine, Palatine Fire Department, Palatine Police Department, power line down, power outage
Palatine police responded just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday to a report of a power line down and arcing near Northwest Highway and Benton and also near Colfax and Plum Grove Road in Palatine. Firefighters reported a primary line down in the area. Firefighters also reported power line insulator burning in the 900 block of East [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sun October 30 2011 5:02 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Com Ed, downed power line, Palatine, Palatine Fire Department
Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:00 p.m. Sunday to Harris Bank, 800 East Northwest Highway to a report of downed power. Some arcing was reported, but firefighters determined there was no fire hazard. Police blocked the southbound lanes of Northwest Highway, just north of Rohlwing Road. Winds were steady at 27.6 mph and gusting [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu July 14 2011 1:09 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: ComEd, downed power line, North, power outage, storm damage
Arlington Heights police and firefighters responded about 12:30 p.m. Thursday to a downed power line on the west side of Arlington Heights near Burr Oak Drive. Lane blockage status in the area. Power outage also reported in north Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove. Stoplights were also dark in the area, including Hintz Road and Arlington [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon July 11 2011 6:26 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power line, energized structure, house fire, shed fire, storm damage
VIDEO: ComEd kills the power, and Arlington Heights firefighters extinguish a shed fire, after carefully stopping a fire at the house on the same lot that was energized by a down powerline. A downed power line caused a surge that fed excessive electricity into a ranch house in the 800 block of North Patton Avenue. [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri June 17 2011 9:11 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: building fire, Com Ed, downed power line, lawsuit, Palatine Fire Department, structure fire, thunderstorm
Full unedited video of the Wings Fire at 756 E. Northwest Highway, one year ago today. On Friday, June 18, 2010 the Palatine Fire Department responded to two working structure fires. The first call for fire was received at 4:34 p.m. hours for fire at the Wings Resale Store located at 756 E. Northwest Hwy. [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed July 07 2010 5:42 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Com Ed, downed power line, power line, swimming pool safety
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report about 4:10 p.m. Wednesday that a tree limb brought down a power line to the ground and into a private swimming pool in the 1000 block of East Park Street. Firefighters reported a service line down at the house. Com Ed was called to the scene, [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon June 21 2010 11:47 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: building fire, Com Ed, downed power line, elecrical hazard, electrocution risk, energized building, Palatine Emergency Management Agency, Palatine Emergency Response Team, Palatine Fire Department, retail store fire
On Friday, June 18, 2010 the Palatine Fire Department responded to two working structure fires. The first call for fire was received at 1634 hours (4:34 p.m.) for fire at the WINGS Resale Store located at 756 E. Northwest Hwy. The first crews on the scene 5 minutes later reported heavy smoke showing from the [...]
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