JFD Called To Burning Power Pole

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the road to the State Hospital about 12:15 p.m., on Wednesday, (Oct 3, 2012) where an Otter Tail Power Company electrical pole was burning.

Assistant City Fire Chief, Jerry Kainz says, the top third of the poll was on fire when the units arrived, and that section of the poll broke off and fell into a power conductor, and began sparking and arcing.   He adds that the line was carrying 40,000 volts of electricity.

(Video by Thomas Ravely & Matt Sheppard for CSiNewsNOW)

Otter Tail crews arrived on the scene, and turned off the electricity to allow fire fighters to put out the blaze.

The cause of the fire is being determined by Otter Tail officials.