RV catches fire in north Abilene alley near State Street
Laura Gutschke
The Abilene Fire Department was dispatched to a north-side recreational vehicle fire Thursday afternoon that involved several downed overhead lines.
According to scanner traffic, an unidentified alarm alerted the AFD at about 4:15 p.m. to a possible fire in the 4600 block of State Street. Fire crews in transit reported seeing black smoke in the area. They located an RV engulfed in flames in the alley.
Several overhead lines also were down in the alley, including one across a gas meter, according to scanner traffic.
The fire impinged on overhead power lines and melted the phone and Internet lines overhead, an AFD spokeswoman said Friday.
A storage shed next to the RV caught fire and was extinguished with minimal damage.
Witnesses told the Reporter-News that the fire started about five to 10 minutes after the RV had pulled down the alley.
Work crews for cable, gas and electric companies were contacted to check the overhead lines in the area, according to scanner traffic.
Laura Gutschke is a general assignment reporter and food columnist and manages online content for the Reporter-News. If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.