Traffic & Transit
Fiery Sunset Boulevard Crash Knocks Out Power To Thousands
A truck slammed into a power pole at Micheltorena Street at Sunset Boulevard, erupting in flames Monday morning.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A fiery Sunset Boulevard crash knocked out power to thousands in the Silver Lake area Monday morning.
The outage affecting about 2,500 Department of Water and Power customers occurred when a pickup truck struck a power pole on Micheltorena Street at Sunset Boulevard.
The two-vehicle crash occurred just before 4:30 a.m. Monday. The impact sent the pickup truck careening into the light pole. Though the truck erupted in flames, no injuries were reported, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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#BreakingNews #Silverlake Major accident near 1408 Micheltorena St. A truck slammed into a power pole, causing a power outage. Avoid Sunset Blvd from Santa Monica Blvd to Silver Lake Blvd @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/GmCYQ52c4U
— Robin Winston (@RobinWinstonTV) November 15, 2021
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was notified, and as of 5:30 a.m. 2,500 customers remained without power. Department officials estimate a restoration time of 11 a.m.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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