GRANVILLE – Granville first responders received a call at approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday about multiple wires down on Rt. 57 near Jensen Lane, causing a fire.
A truck caught on fire on Jensen Lane on Monday afternoon. (Photo courtesy Southwick Fire Department)
When arriving on scene, police and fire saw multiple wires arcing and an abandoned vehicle on top of the downed wires along with a small fire that was just off the road. The truck that was abandoned began to catch on fire, but was put out once Eversource arrived to kill the power to the lines. Tim Rickis of the Granville Fire Department believes that the operator of the vehicle drove over the wires after they were down.
There was a single passenger in the truck before it was abandoned and there were no injuries from the incident. The vehicle was extinguished, removed, and considered a total loss. Emergency personnel left the scene around 5:30 p.m.
Along with Granville first responders, Tolland emergency personnel were also on scene to assist with the incident.
