Tree branches cause fire on power line near High St, South Bend IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 09:47 PM

Near High St, South Bend, IN 46613

Branches of a tree caught fire on a power line near High Street between houses 1411 and 1413. The affected power pole is NIPSCO pole 783 over 344. Emergency units have been notified and coordinated with utility companies to handle the situation.

Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire

02:50

Transcript:

00:00

Branches on the line, the line is on fire.

00:03

If you could let AAP know,

00:05

in the alley,

00:07

between near High St.

00:23

Hi.

00:24

I'm clear.

00:25

On notifying AEP, U of I, it was between near High St, is that correct?

00:34

Yeah, that's correct.

00:35

I'm clear.

00:42

South Panamedic 5 engineer, you're responding to 36-0-2 South Ironwood at St.

00:46

Coss,

00:48

Room 346, Parity 5, for a resident who fell,

00:53

a 101-year-old female who fell with an arm injury,

00:58

using East Door.

01:05

Liberty Units responding to (number withheld) Liberty Trail.

01:10

All their advising and trees on a power line with fire.

01:14

At 91141, just walk in, walk in station out to you.

01:26

Since then, cell, what they say?

01:29

Flash, Jenna, go ahead.

01:33

This is Enstate.

01:35

You verify our entrance.

01:40

They advise you to use the east door for entrance.

01:43

Um,

01:46

disavising, you have low audio.

01:53

Fire dispatch, 7102 is in the area.

01:56

Move 5.

01:57

I'm prayer, 7.

01:58

All that's up.

02:05

Rush 71, responding.

02:09

Okay. Okay.

02:15

Fire dispatch, 7102.

02:18

Go ahead.

02:21

This is going to be, the pole number is going to be NIPSCO pole 783 over 344.

02:28

There is a tree in the power line that is making a little bit of spark.

02:36

So Liberty units will be back in service.

02:38

You can just let NIPSCO know that the tree is into the pole there, into the power line.

02:45

I'm clear. Call 783 over 344 for NIPSCO.

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