UPDATE: Lincoln Road now open after electrical problem prompts closure
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Lincoln Road is now open. It was closed for about 45 minutes.
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IDAHO FALLS — East Lincoln Road is closed from Terrill Drive to the Hitt Road roundabout.
Idaho Falls Fire and Bonneville County Sheriff’s officials are at the house, along with crews from Rocky Mountain Power and Intermountain Gas.
A television cable company was servicing the house and opened the cable box. They found the equipment inside was melted, and the house’s electricity was feeding into the cable line, causing it to arc in the box, fire investigators said.
Once utility crews on scene, they were able to cut power to the house. Rocky Mountain Power workers are isolating the faulty wiring.