December 12, 2020 – West Bend, WI – West Bend Fire Department responded to reports of a downed power line on Beech Street in West Bend. The call came in at 3:11 a.m.
12/12/2020. 3:11 am. WBFD responded to a downed power line with a possible house and cars on fire.
Video on scene, prior to WBFD’s arrival, shows how dangerous downed power lines can be.
An unexpected line movement caught a house feeder line. Luckily, no one was hurt and the house and cars where not damaged.
WBFD remianed on scene until the power was cut. Power was restored by WE Energies by 5 a.m.
STAY AWAY FROM POWER LINES! ALWAYS ASSUME THEY ARE LIVE.
