A piece of construction equipment being towed behind a dump truck caught overhead wires causing some of them to come loose from the poles they were attached to. Firefighters were called to close the roadway on June 27, 2011 at aproximately 5:45 p.m. The incident occurred on County OO between County O and Highway 80. Brush 711 and Unit 715 each took one side of the incident and kept motorists and local residents away from the lines. The City of Richland Center Police Department, Richland County Sherrif’s Department, The Wisconsin State Patrol, Alliant Energy, and Charter Cable were all also on the scene. No injuries were reported.
Power Lines Down – County OO
