Crime & Safety

Power Out in Baldwin Park? Car vs. Power Pole Collision Causes Outage

An area of Baldwin Park was without power this morning due to a vehicle collision with a power pole off East Olive Street. Power was down.

BALDWIN PARK, CA — A car collided into a power pole in Baldwin Park Monday morning during rush hour traffic. No injuries were reported, but electrical service to some customers in the vicinity was disrupted according to reports..

The crash was reported about 7 a.m. in the 14000 block of East Olive Street, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported.

Utility crews were sent to repair the power pole and some electrical lines that were downed. There is no word as to how long the power was out or how many homes were affected as of this report.

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