Troopers are also reporting similar power pole fires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Power outages sweeping across Central Texas

Power Outage

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WACO (December 6, 2012)-Power poles in as many as five Central Texas counties were burning Thursday morning and authorities were trying to find out why.

Oncor Outage Website

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He said the fires that had been reported were burning at the tops of the poles, some involving transformers.

Various power company representatives had been dispatched to survey the damage and several fire departments were sent to douse the flames.


this is not normal


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no weather here

They make a cream for that.
Just sayin'

somebody lying look at this sun stereo

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well, the sun's definitely gonna cook Texas first. It's always wicked hot there. I'd say Mexico, but they don't have a hell of a lot of power poles.

Fire departments in McGregor and Moody were dealing with power pole fires as well.


this is crazy anybody have something on this

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closure affected the portion of I-30 between Garland and Rowlett, preventing vehicles from using the bridge spanning Lake Ray Hubbard, and prompting a major traffic jam

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could I get a pin

can't even say career - not in my lifetime have I heard of this," said DPS Trooper D. L. Wilson.

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Power outages sweeping across Central Texas

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Thanks for posting OP.

"Power line fires are causing outages across Central Texas, and leaving thousands of residents without power. "

Power line fires...

I bet somebody cheaped out on the equipment they used on those poles thinking nothing would ever happen - or at least not until they were long gone with the $.

Meyers could not confirm how the pole was damaged, but reiterated that crews try to fix the problem as soon as they are noticed.
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another state Pa

another country

outage was the result of an equipment failure where the overhead power lines go underground in the State Street/Graham Avenue area, according to Xcel Energy.



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DG&E officials said there is no word on the cause of the power outage just yet. The estimated time of restoration is 11:17 p.m.

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Oh my Gosh

5* and a pin, OP. My daughter and her family live in the FW area. Thanks for the info.

We had a couple of strange fires like that this summer in Lubbock. One was a transfer station and several transformer/power line fires. We never got much of an explanation.

SHHHH it was fog and dust (wink wink)
nothing to see here.

Like we really believe 50+ poles all having the same condition in multiple counties at the same time.

1 yes we can believe
2 ok maybe, but thats stretching it
3+ Bull shite.

at least make the story convincing to stupid people.

"We had an electrical surge at the station, due to excess current generation. the resulting surge caused several power poles to overheat and catch fire. The electrical regulators have been reset, and we will not have a repeat surge. Power will be restored to the effected areas as soon as the fires are put out, and ground crews finish repairs."

now that is a B.S. story that stupid people will accept.

The transformer fire was reported shortly after 10 a.m. It’s unclear what sparked it or how long the highway will be shut down over Lake Ray Hubbard.


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everywhere

I'm not buying the fog and dust story, sorry. It's freakin' Texas! Everything is dusty here!

Since the 4th so far


ALLIANCE — Downtown-area homes and businesses were without electrical power Monday morning as a result of a fire on a 75-foot utility pole.

The pole was outside the Ohio Edison substation in the 700 block of E. Patterson Street. City Fire Department firefighters responded shortly before 2



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Guys reallly

If you goggle pole fire since the 4th they are eveyywhere

Thank you something started on the 4th

Fog??? Static discharge / arcing occurs in low humidity situations.

Fog = 100% RH.

WTF???

still more starting on the 4th

The incident was caused by a small fire on a power pole on Sunset Boulevard west of E Medio, said Victoria Cross, spokesperson for the DWP.

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Probably drunk wetbacks running their Astro vans into the poles causing them to short out...it happens a lot around here...

Pole Fire Knocks Out Power Near El Medio Avenue


this is no coincidence


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