Tag result for article published on Tue January 29 2013 8:47 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, downed power lines, power failure, power failure Arlington Heights
Com Ed works on a utility pole just south of a yard where a tree was on fire after three primary lines fell in the backyards between Prindle Avenue and Forrest Avenue just north of Northwest Highway. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:55 AM Tuesday to a report of a tree on fire [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri November 23 2012 6:29 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Buffalo Grove Fire Department, downed power line Long Grove, downed power lines, Long Grove Fire Protection District
Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:15 AM Friday to power lines down near Arlington Heights Road and Thomson Boulevard. Buffalo Grove firefighters reported discovering three main power lines down from pole to pole near Arlington Heights Thompson Boulevard — actually the 5000 block of Arlington Heights Road in Long Grove. A power outage [...]
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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 Sun July 01 2012 12:59 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power lines, Elk Grove Village, mount prospect, Schaumburg, severe thunderstorms
Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows Also Affected by Storm Winds Schaumburg police and firefighters and Elk Grove police and firefighters responded to trees and utility poles down in southern Schaumburg and southern Elk Grove Village. Trees and branches were reported down at Mitchell and Wright Boulevard. Utility poles were also reported down at Lamorak Drive and [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sun July 01 2012 12:54 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power lines, Elk Grove Village, mount prospect, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, severe thunderstorms
A stretch of Plum Grove Road is closed after winds blew utility poles to 45 degree angles and brought down power lines on the west side of Plum Grove Road between. Southbound Plum Grove Road is closed for an extended period after high winds and lightning brought down utility poles along Plum Grove Road between [...]
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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 Wed June 08 2011 10:11 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power lines, Mount Prospect Fire Department, power lines down, power outage
Mount Prospect police and firefighters responded about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday to a report of sparking and arcing power lines in the area of 900 Centennial. Neighbors from a wide area came out to see the power lines. Some of the lines fell and were arcing on the ground. Police and firefighters received numerous calls. The [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon May 16 2011 8:35 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: ComEd, downed power lines, North, power interruption, power line arching, power line trouble, power outage
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to two locations about 7:50 a.m. Monday. First a report was called in by a crossing guard that a power line was arcing on the northbound side of Arlington Heights Road near Thomas Street. Minutes later police and firefighters responded to the area of Wing and Chestnut Avenue to [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue October 26 2010 12:14 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power lines, Great Lakes Cyclone, lines down, power lines down, storm report
Local storm damage reports and major reports in the immediate region. 655 AM Park North of Camp McDonald Prospect Heights … line down — power outage in the area 717 AM Railroad gate malfunction and twisted railroad gate at Quentin and Colfax, Palatine 745 AM CDT Large branch down in the 1700 block of East [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon August 09 2010 12:20 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Com Ed, downed power lines, power outage, South
Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:35 a.m. Monday to a report that power lines fell across a garage roof. No arcing or fire was reporting. Firefighters confirmed the lines were Com Ed power lines and requested a response from Com Ed. Com Ed worked on the downed lines. A thunderstorm passed through the area between [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon July 19 2010 9:30 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power lines, Mount Prospect Fire Department, mutual aid, North, power failure, power outage
Video: Mount Prospect firefighters at a downed power line cover for Arlington Heights firefighters busy on an apartment fire alarm related to the same power line problem. Police and firefighters responded to a downed power line on Oakton Street, just east of Douglas Avenue. A woman was walking her dog on the sidewalk on the [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed December 09 2009 2:16 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: downed power lines, power line fires, power outage, Weather
Power lines were strained due to the weather in Buffalo Grove and Mount Prospect Tuesday night. Heavy, wet snow caused power lines to fall across Lake Cook Road near Arlington Heights Road. Buffalo Grove police had to block Lake Cook Road west of Arlington Heights Road until Com Ed crews came to repair the lines. [...]
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