Power restored after pole collision
A traffic collision downed a power pole Sunday night in Palm Desert, causing a fire and knocking out electricity to 115 Southern California Edison customers.
Watch Jeremy Chen live in Palm Desert with updates now.
According to Deputy Armondo Munoz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a single-vehicle collision occurred at 8:40 p.m. in a residential area near Astor Drive and Primrose Drive.
KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 reporter Alex Chaney was at the scene and said the pole was knocked down and smoking on the ground.
