Illegal fireworks believed to be cause of Fond du Lac power outage

Fond du Lac area officials are reminding residents of the dangers of lighting off fireworks by non trained professionals after fireworks lit off Saturday night, June 6, 2026, caused a widespread power outage in the City of Fond du Lac.

Just before 11 p.m. City of Fond du Lac Fire and Police were dispatched to the area of Boardman and west Division Streets for a report of fireworks that hit a power line.

The resulting damage was found to disrupt power for a large part of the city west of the river, including street lights and traffic signals.

The power was out for just over an hour before Alliant Energy was able to fix the problem.