Downed power line sparks brush fire, knocks out power in Orleans

ORLEANS – A downed power line sparked a brush fire in Orleans sometime after 3 PM Sunday. Firefighters called for brush trucks to get through the each the rugged terrain near the Orleans town well field off Eli Rogers Road. Eversource was requested to cut power to the line so the fire could be completely extinguished. 1,185 Eversource customers lost power as a result until the wire could be restrung but by switching the outage was quickly reduced to 62 customers. The utility indicated the wire was brought down by falling tree limbs. Further details were not immediately available.