Texas woman, 67, is trapped in her home for five days after it was surrounded by downed power lines following storm

A woman has been trapped inside her Texas home for five days after what she was told were live power lines fell onto her property during a storm. Strong winds in Houston last week caused the line to fall and start a fire after it fell onto a tree near the front yard of the 67-year-old, knocking out the power. Strong winds in Houston last week caused the line to fall and cause a fire after it fell onto a tree near the front yard of the 67-year-old, knocking out the power Natalie Washington and her grandson, both seen, were been trapped inside their house after a storm brought a utility line down across their property last Thursday Washington, who also has diabetes, feared the stress and the heat would raise her blood pressure Speaking to ABC13, she said: 'The firefighters told me not to touch my front gate or walk around because I don't know where the electric current is flowing. Washington, who also has diabetes, feared the stress and the heat would raise her blood pressure Images captured by the outlet show the wires draped across her driveway, front fence and part of her yard on Monday When the repair crews arrived on site, they discovered that the line that had fallen had been a telecommunications line and not live electricity In a statement, they said: 'We sent a crew on site.