UTILITY FIRE SPARKS POWER OUTAGE, CLOSED STREETS

A utility line-related fire at Courter Avenue and Prospect Street sparked a short power outage for most of College Hill and blocked off portions of several streets for at least an hour late Tuesday.

The outage occurred at about 9:45 p.m. and affected most of the area between Prospect and Tuscan streets through to Harvard Avenue.

Police blocked off portions of Prospect between Crescent and Oakview as well as parts of Courter. Power was restored just after 10 p.m.