NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) — Power was restored Thursday afternoon to thousands of people in southern Indiana after a downed line sparked a fire at a Duke Energy substation.
According to the New Albany Fire Department, reports started coming in around 11:30 a.m. about smoke around the substation on Kenzig Road, near State Street and Binford Road just off Interstate 265 headed onto Paoli Pike.
Crews responding to the scene found a large area of brush on fire that was sparked by a large electrical line that broke and fell to the ground…