Small fire at Port Manatee leaves jail on emergency power
A small grass fire sparked by a fallen power line at Port Manatee caused some power issues at the Manatee County jail early Thursday.
The call came to the Emergency Communications Center at 5:35 a.m. and the fire was put out by 7:10 a.m.
The downed line caused the jail to be put on emergency power, said Manatee County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Randy Warren.
As the jail waits for Florida Power & Light to bring them back on line, Warren said there were no disruptions to their operations.
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This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 8:45 AM with the headline "Small fire at Port Manatee leaves jail on emergency power."