{"id":106785,"date":"2016-09-02T11:15:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T16:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=106785"},"modified":"2016-09-04T20:09:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T01:09:06","slug":"jfd-called-to-tree-fire-fri-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=106785","title":{"rendered":"Tree limb on line causes power outage Fri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Fire Department was called about 10:25 a.m. Friday to a reported tree fire at 1712 9<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue Southeast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 450px; position:relative; text-align: left;\" data-erConfig=\"{autoplayEnabled:true, autoplayDelay:3000, lpp:'102-105-108-101-58-47-47-47-67-58-47-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-37-50-48-97-110-100-37-50-48-83-101-116-116-105-110-103-115-47-67-83-73-47-77-121-37-50-48-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-47-69-97-115-121-82-111-116-97-116-111-114-80-114-101-118-105-101-119-47-112-114-101-118-105-101-119-95-115-119-102-115-47', wv:1}\" data-erName=\"BranchonPowerline090216\" data-erTID=\"{t3bnyk62ry5672572382741}\">\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"content\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul data-erlabel=\"Main Category\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch1-0.jpg\" alt=\"High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch1-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch3-0.jpg\" alt=\"High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch3-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch4-0.jpg\" alt=\"High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch4-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch2-0.jpg\" alt=\"High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch2-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch6-0.jpg\" alt=\"High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_15_1472832580\/content\/assets\/TreeBranch6-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">High Winds drop branch on 115,000 volt powerline    CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"layout\" data-ertemplateName=\"NONE\" style=\"\">\t\t\t<div class=\"erimgMain\" style=\"position: absolute; 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