Cleveland Public Power crew restores power after two poles are struck

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) — Cleveland Public Power crews restored power after an outage caused by two utility poles being struck on Sunday, according to the electrical company.

The electrical company said it responded to West 54th Street and Detroit Avenue Sunday afternoon after two poles were struck.

As of 5:05 p.m., Cleveland Public Power reports that power has been restored.

The Cleveland Fire Department said its crews responded to the area at 12:30 p.m., where they found two downed poles.

They mentioned that one pole on West 54th, south of Detroit, had snapped and had several large transformers on it, which were filled with oil-like fluid, according to the department.

The crews worked to prevent the oil-like fluid from getting into the sewer system.

The fire department added that the fallen pole brought down another pole at the corner of West 54th and Detroit.

Fire crews were on scene until 4:25 p.m. and said no injuries were reported.

The fire department clarified that the two poles didn’t fall due to a car crash and that responding crews remain uncertain about how the pole broke, aside from the weight of the transformer.

The department also reported that three vehicles were affected by the fallen material, with one badly damaged due to the falling transformers and another with a damaged bumper.

The third vehicle is said to have had wires across it.