Emergency services in Cobourg responded to Hamilton Avenue for arcing wires and found out quickly there was a bit more to the call.
At approximately 12:50 p.m. emergency services responded to Hamilton Avenue at Springbrook Road in Cobourg’s east end.
Workers were in the process of removing a tree from the front yard of a home, when a branch fell onto wires causing a short circuit.
A power surge went through three homes causing an unknown amount of damage.
At one home, a fire was quickly extinguished just below the hydro meter.
Another home suffered visible damage to cable wires in the basement.
Total damage is unknown.
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
