Browning Ave SE Re-Open After Power Line Explosion

Browning Ave SE is now clear.

A Salem firefighter looks at the damage after a high voltage power line exploded on Browning Ave SE this morning. Photo: Kevin Hays

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A high voltage line was dangling over Browning Ave SE at Alderbrook Ave in South Salem this morning.

Browning Ave SE at Alderbrook Ave is now open after Salem firefighters closed the road because a high voltage power line was dangling over Browning Ave.

PGE crews have fixed the problem line and the area is now clear.

Residents in the area heard a loud explosion around 8:30 AM.

Some said the explosion shook their homes.

No injuries were reported.

Salem Police and firefighters also responded to a emergency medical aid on Browning Ave.

Salem police say a man was drunk and having diabetic problems.

He was found by a pssing officer on laying in a driveway just off Browning Ave.

The man is expected to be ok.

Reports From Iraq

Salem-News.com Top Stories
Winter Storm and High Wind Warnings Blow into NorthWest

---

Police Say Driving Rampage Ends in Fatal Shots

---

Afghanistan, the Unlearned Lesson

---

Greenscam: Scientific Mass Manipulation in Action

---

Living the Lie: Agent Orange Activist Confronts Monsanto

---

Name:

Enter the text from the image to confirm you are human.(Cookies are required)

HTML tags and certain characters are removed - (numbers, letters only or post may be cut short.) certain words are banned to stop spammers. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied.