ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester region is cleaning up after strong winds overnight brought down trees and power lines and blew objects onto the road.
Watch News10NBC now through 7 a.m. here as we track the wind damage. Our crew saw downed power lines sparking a fire about 25 feet from a house on Morgan Road in Chili around 1:30 a.m. First responders put out that fire and RG&E cut the power.
An hour before that, there was a house fire on Ridge Road in Webster, with initial calls saying it was weather-related. The homeowner used a fire extinguisher before crews showed up.
Power outage numbers
Thousands of power outages have been reported across Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Livingston, and Steuben counties. You can see the latest numbers for RG&E here, NYSEG here, and National Grid here.
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