Utility Pole Fire - Rt 87/207, Lebanon, CT - 5/23/20

Utility transmission line arcing and resulting pole fire and road closure. Photos by Thomas J. Nanos - see more:
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Broken insulator on one phase of the power distribution lines, causing the conductor to come in contact with the cross arm
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Flames lifting away after the arc was quenched
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Top of the pole burning
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LVFD Rescue 106 and Ladder 106 on the scene
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Arcing on the top of the pole with some burning debris falling
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Eversource beginning repairs as Rescue 106 directs traffic
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Arcing on the top of the pole
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Arcing on the top of the pole with some burning debris falling
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Ladder 106 responding to a fire alarm call at a cell tower site in town
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