"Power surge" caught clothing on fire in basement of home near 68th and Brown Deer
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"Power surge" caught clothing on fire in basement of home near 68th and Brown Deer
BROWN DEER -- Officials with the North Shore Fire Department on Monday, May 15th responded to a home near 68th and Brown Deer Road to handle a "power surge."
We're told an electric current went through the home, from a pole through the home's piping, as a result of the power surge, and some clothing in the basement caught on fire.
No injuries were reported.