Tree causes power line fire near Highway 1 and County Road 525, Itasca County MN


A tree limb snapped and caused a power line to catch fire near Highway 1 and County Road 525 in Itasca County, Minnesota. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene.
Audio|Source: Itasca County Public Safety
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Do you have any rigs that are able to assist on another? I've got a power line, tree on a power line that just snapped and that's starting a fire.
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It's going to be near kind of road 525 on Highway 1.
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Yep,
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if you want to send the page out, we have four guys that are all right now, and we're clear to this scene right now.
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Perfect, thank you.
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Station Big Fork Fire,
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Big Fork Fire and DNR. We have a power line that snapped from a tree lamb is now on fire.
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It's going to be between mile mark of 196, 197 on Highway 1. It's going to be just south of County Road 525. Again, that's on Highway 1.
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Itasca County, MN
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