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Kernersville officials say crash-triggered electrical event caused downtown fire; multiple agencies assisted
Summary
Town officials praised the fire-rescue response to a large Saturday fire at Colorado Electric and said the town's fire marshal concluded the fire began with a catastrophic electrical event after a motor vehicle struck a utility pole. The board gave an ovation to emergency responders and thanked mutual-aid partners.
Kernersville officials on May 28 reported that a recent large fire at a Colorado Electric facility began when a motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole, triggering what the town's fire marshal called a "catastrophic electrical event," and they praised local and mutual-aid crews for preventing spread to adjacent properties.
A town speaker who identified himself as a fire official told the Board of Aldermen that the department's investigation, with verification help from the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal and electrical engineers, concluded the fire was caused by a vehicle impacting a utility pole and nearby power lines. "They have…
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