VENTURA : 3,400 Lose Electricity After Truck Hits Pole
A roofing truck hit a power pole Monday and caused a 50-minute outage that stretched from downtown Ventura to Casitas Springs.
The truck struck a pole on East Simpson Street between Ventura Avenue and Cedar Place, blowing out an electrical transformer, said Lt. Brad Talbot of the Ventura Police Department.
About 3,400 residences and businesses were without electricity from about 1 to 1:50 p.m., said Mike Montoya, Southern California Edison Co. region manager.
Electricity was restored by early evening to about 250 buildings near the downed pole.
No one was injured in the accident, police said.
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