ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A section of Haywood Road in West Asheville was closed late Wednesday morning after a fallen tree or tree debris brought down power lines, sparked a small fire and knocked out electricity to hundreds of customers.
Around 11:35 a.m., 828newsNOW witnessed fire trucks and Duke Energy crews responding near Haywood Road just before the West Asheville River Link bridge and beyond the Cat Clinic of Asheville.
Firefighters were still putting water on the blaze around 11:40 a.m. as Duke Energy workers worked to assess and repair the damage. Crews said they did not yet have an estimated time for when the situation would be resolved.
Duke Energy’s outage map showed about 417 customers without power in the area Wednesday morning…