Power line fire causes outage in Mishawaka

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: May 7, 2008 at 3:39 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 7, 2008 at 3:39 PM EDT

MISHAWAKA — Power was out for 25 to 30 minutes along Douglas Road east of Main Street Wednesday afternoon after a power line caught fire.

Eric Uitdenhowen, manager of the city’s electric department, said a line was found on the ground burning a little before 3 p.m.

Crews had to shut off the electricity in the local area until the fire was put out.

Electricity was back by 3:25 p.m.

Uitdenhowen said electricity blinked a couple of times in the surrounding area while work was going on.

Friday, May 9 at 12:43 AM Dear Nancy (Pt 2) wrote ...

They receive calls from parents whose kids will not be attending, wil be attending but do not normally ride, drivers radioing in with sick students, cars violating stop arms, drivers stopped cold by stopped or slow moving trains, I hope you get the picture. They call police to check on the welfare of people needing help, they call road crews to make them aware of branches, power lines and other obstacles in the road. They go in at 6 and leave 13 hours later after 5. You couldn't do what they do!

Friday, May 9 at 12:36 AM Dear Nancy (Pt 1) wrote ...

I have seen a lot of stupid, moronic, common sense defying comments about a wide variety of subjects but the crown for the most perverted statement goes to NANCY! If you had any idea what the people have to deal with, especially in the mornings you realize how laughable your remark was. They have over 100 buses on the road transporting between 4,500 and 6,000 students attending 16 different schools which requires aproximately 400 different routes and only 5 people to answer phones in the office.

Friday, May 9 at 12:09 AM To 6:06 PM Anonymous wrote ...

You make the statement, "If you only knew the staff at the transportation department..." I'd be curious to know what you know that most people don't about the operation. I've always had my hunches but was never aware of anyone who might sense the same things I do. Care to share a few examples?

Friday, May 9 at 12:01 AM Way to fumble the ball NANCY! wrote ...

Nancy, I'd love to see the look on your face when you realize how much you embarrassed yourself. Every radio call that comes in from a bus for PHM is automatically brought to the attention of the appropriate department. People slouched over the wheel of their cars, cars stranded in intersections, malfunctioning signals and suspicious characters at or near bus stops. No matter how unlikely it is to amount to anything, it gets called in to be checked out. They dropped the ball? I don't think so.

Thursday, May 8 at 6:06 PM Anonymous wrote ...

I hope you are not blaming the messenger. If you only knew the staff at the transportation dept you would really know why it did not get reported after the driver requested it to be looked at!

Thursday, May 8 at 8:12 AM Nancy wrote ...

When the bus driver radioed the line being down at 8am, why wasn't it reported to the proper authorities (for safety reasons)...at 8am? Therefore, the line WAS found on the ground burning by 3pm. Way to go "Eagle Eye" - cause a bus driver and her radio people dropped the ball of reporting a potential dangerous situation.

Wednesday, May 7 at 9:13 PM Hey Eagle Eye! wrote ...

Eric Uitdenhowen, manager of the city’s electric department, said a line was found on the ground burning a little before 3 p.m. Are you kidding me? A penn harris Madison Bus Driver Radioed that line being down before 8:00AM when they were taking kids to school; and she wasn't even looking for it!

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