Furniture truck causes power outage on east side of Kennett

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

George Anderson

CLGW employees survey the damage to a utility pole that was wrecked by an Ashley Furniture truck.

Photo provided

A power outage on the east side of Kennett lasted for approximately one hour, following an incident involving an Ashley Furniture truck.

According to Larry Jones, superintendent of City Light Gas and Water (CLGW), at approximately 1 p.m., an Ashley Furniture truck was traveling between Walmart and Stage when the trailer caught a Windjammer Cablevision line, causing two utility poles to break.

Jones said the high voltage line landed on the truck, however, no damages or injuries were reported.

Jones said CLGW crews worked for nearly an hour to restore the power and everything is back up and running.

Jones noted that the incident occurred next to a "No Trucks" sign.

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New meaning to HERE's YOUR SIGN!

"next to a "No Trucks" sign"

-- Posted by MrsRobbieD on Wed, Jul 1, 2009, at 7:54 AM