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‘Boom’ Truck Pulls Down Power Lines, Snaps Utility Poles
February 6, 2018
About 30 Gulf Power company customers lost power this afternoon in the Perdido Lake Road area of Cantonment when a sanitation company boom truck contacted power lines. The boom then pulled down wires and snapped multiple utility poles about 2:30 p.m., according to reports.
Gulf Power provided an initial repair estimate of about three hours, according to their reporting system.
Additionally, cable and telephone lines were reported to be downed.
There were no injuries.
Image courtesy Gulf Power.
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