Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:46 AM Thursday to a report of a transformer fire at John Hersey High School, 1900 East Thomas St Arlington Heights, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a transformer fire following a power outage. ComEd was already on the scene and reported they had de-energized the transformer, but somehow it caught fire.
School activities were closed on Friday because of power problems, and the transformer has since been repaired or replaced.
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