Wind storm triggers local power outages, fires

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The fast-moving storm toppled trees across the local area.

A wind storm that swept across southern Idaho on Monday was linked to at least three fires in Elmore County along with a series of power outages in several cities.

According to preliminary reports, the storm struck the Mountain Home area around 7 p.m. with maximum wind gusts reaching 41 miles per hour during the evening.

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So the fire by teapot was supposedly caused by down power lines. If this is the case does Idaho Power have to reimburse the fire department and BLM, just as if a landowners controlled fire gets out of control?

-- Posted by Conservative on Wed, Jun 6, 2012, at 10:37 AM

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