Power Line Catches Fire Near 123rd and 88th

A power line arced and caught fire in Palos Park Monday night after a severe storm, leading to 123rd Street closing between 88th Avenue and 86th Avenue.

Alerts went out about the dangerous power line around 6 p.m. after a storm with heavy winds moved east through the Palos area. The line caught fire as it arced, but did not cause other damage, according to Palos Fire Captain Jim Graben.

“We are keeping the road closed between 88th and 86th because it is still arcing regularly,” Graben said around 8:30 p.m. “It is still a live wire so we are keeping that area clear.”

Low power lines also led to authorities closing Route 83 west of Southwest Highway, according to Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller.

In Palos Park, eight trees fell throughout the village, along with scattered power outages, Miller said.

Within the Palos Height Fire Protection District, a few trees fell around Moody Avenue, according to the district. A house in the 10800 block of Lloyd Drive in Worth also was damaged by a falling tree. Residents in the Ishnala subdivision also experienced house damage due to falling trees.

The Ishnala area experienced power outages, as did the area near 87th Avenue and Roberts Road in Hickory Hills, Elm Street south of 123rd Street in Palos Park, areas south of 127th Street and west of Oak Park Avenue, residences east of 70th Avenue and areas around Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

Over 2,600 different residences were without power Monday night, according to ComEd.

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