This is a developing story. Details are preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available.
At approximately 3:06 PM, emergency dispatchers received a report of a tree on wires on Crane Hill Road in Lisbon. The tree was on a cross-section near pole 61, affecting telephone and electrical wires. The house at 172 Crane Hill Road was identified as the affected property. Fire department was notified at 3:10 PM. Additional reports indicated another tree down in Lisbon at 3:17 PM, blocking the entire road at an unspecified location. Crews contacted the power company for the Crane Hill incident and cleared that scene by 3:19 PM. At 3:31 PM, dispatchers received another report of a tree blocking the road, this time at 57 Mt. Eustace Road in Lisbon, with no wires involved. The Lisbon Highway Department was notified for tree removal. At 3:39 PM, a crew at the Mt. Eustace Road scene reported the tree was a good size and completely blocking the road, but not on power lines. The crew cleared the tree and reported the road was open.
Photo: Tahoe Groeger via Unsplash. Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.
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