My personal experience was in another state before moving here. We lived in a beautiful master-planned family community where a massive power line ran next to it through a field, much like here. During an EXTREMELY windy day, many homes on streets near the field caught on fire. We were told that the fire was due to the high winds causing the power lines to arc. At the time, we were experiencing drought conditions and the sparks from the arc ignited a fire in the dry vegetation below. The high winds also flamed the fire and caused it to rapidly move towards those homes, engulfing them in flames before firefighters could save them. Although many conditions contributed to those houses burning down, I can see it happening here, so I wouldn't buy a house near any of those power lines.
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