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Power lines arcing and poles catching fire across four counties in central Texas.
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[quote:EarthPassenger:MV8yMDczMjkyXzM0OTE0MDcwX0Q2RjBGNUNF] From KCENTV.com: A series of utility pole fires across Central Texas caught on fire early Thursday morning, causing people in several counties to lose power. Crews spend the day hard at work. They're repairing utility poles like the one in front of Andy McDonald's house in Lorena. [b]It was one of around 60 to catch fire across Bell, McLennan, Falls and Hill counties Thursday morning.[/b] "Kind of like our own personal Olympic torch," McDonald described the candle-like flames atop the pole. The lights went out around 6 a.m., then his daughter spotted the fire. "There were chunks of burning wood on the ground...(we) went out and poured water on it." [b]Across Central Texas law enforcement officials scratched their heads. "I can't even say career - not in my lifetime have I heard of this," said DPS Trooper D. L. Wilson.[/b] The main theory is all the moisture from the fog helped spark an electrical fire with all the dust buildup from lack of rain. Oncor crews have seen this before. http://www.kcentv.com/story/20276296/powerline-poles-on-fire [/quote]
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Official explanation seems fishy.
"Oncor officials told the National Weather Service that dust and dirt accumulated on the insulators over the years, combined with moisture from low-lying clouds and fog this morning, caused them to conduct electricity, sparking the fires."
Waco Tribune-Herald article here:
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