ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) – A portion of a road in Rockton reopens Friday morning after police say it closed because wires fell and caught fire.
Around 7:45 a.m., Jan. 23, Rockton Police Department sent out an alert to residents to avoid the area of the 500 block of W. Rockton Road.
The stretch of the road from Pinecroft Lane to Aspland Drive was blocked off.
Authorities say the area closed for a downed power line that caught fire in the early-morning…