Lawrence County

Tree catches fire after falling onto main power line in Ellwood City

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. — A tree fell onto a main power line in Ellwood City before catching fire.

The power line provides service to the municipality.

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A member of the Penn Power crew on the scene told Channel 11 the tree and the fire caused some damage to the transmission.

A Penn Power representative also told Channel 11 that the company has rerouted the power and there was no disruption of service to any customers.

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Crews are continuing to work on repairing the damage to the transmission line.