The incident, reported at 1:39 a.m., involved a downed live primary electrical wire in a house's front yard, which ignited a grass fire. Courtesy of IRVFC.

MILLSBORO, Del. – Early Friday morning, May 31, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded to an electrical hazard at 30914 Friendship Road.

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The responding units' assignments included notifying the appropriate utility provider to de-energize the electrical service. Courtesy of IRVFC.

The incident, reported at 1:39 a.m., involved a downed live primary electrical wire in a house's front yard, which ignited a grass fire. IRVFC emergency response units arrived at the scene to find the electrical wire still live and the grass burning.

Electrical wire fire

IRVFC suppressed the grass fire once the electrical hazard was mitigated. Courtesy of IRVFC.

The responding units' assignments included notifying the appropriate utility provider to de-energize the electrical service, securing a safe area around the hazard, and suppressing the grass fire once the electrical hazard was mitigated.

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Torie joined CoastTV's team in September of 2021. She graduated from the University of Delaware in May of 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications and a minor in Journalism. Before working at CoastTV, Torie interned with Delaware Today and Delaware State News. She also freelanced with Delaware State News following her internship.

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