Utility pole catches fire after tree branches hit wires


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Transcript:
And these evergreens had grown into the primary, not the secondary, but the primary, the real high-voltage stuff. And when he drove by the one pole, the whole top of the pole was smoldering and he could see sparks and it was on fire. Within like 45 minutes, they had three bucket trucks out there. By then, it's just pouring rain. They were afraid they were going to lose the whole top of the pole. What had happened is it was a quality problem because the high-voltage primary slipped out of the insulator.
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Location mentioned:
East Fallowfield Township Park, 900 Buck Run Rd, East Fallowfield Township, PA 19320
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