Downed trees and power lines in Jasper County

Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Chief James Gunter

FM 1747 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED AT CR 138.

Tree down, electrical lines down, and broken utility pole.

More trees down…..

At 6:43 pm Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to CR 139 to a reported tree on the road.

Arriving units found that a large oak tree had fallen, ripping down the JNEC primary electrical lines, and blocking the roads.

The tree was safely cut up and removed from the roadway. The roadway is now open but the electricity remains off.