Electrical Line Falls, Burns on Betts Avenue

The rain storm this evening (Tuesday, Dec. 27) was responsible for knocking down an overhead electrical wire on Betts Avenue and a tree on Alcazar Avenue in Lawrence Township.

The wire, still energized with thousands of volts of electricity after it fell to the ground, burned for more than a half-hour before a lineman from Public Service Electric & Gas Co. shut off the power.

Volunteer firefighters from Slackwood Fire Co. stood by on the scene to keep bystanders back and monitor the situation until the PSE&G worker arrived.