Downed wires draw police, fire department
Barbara S. Miller/Observer-Reporter
Crews work to install a new utility pole in Peters Township Monday.
A downed utility pole causes road closures in Peters Township late Sunday.
Power has been partially restored in Peters Township following a incident late Sunday that took down a utility pole.
Power has been restored to neighborhoods in Peters Township after an incident late Sunday, but motorists near the Allegheny-Washington County lined encountered road closures due to a downed utility pole.
A resident who heard a crash on Little Lane near Sylvania Drive saw a vehicle exit, but he told police he didn’t know if it hit a tree that then brought down power lines or narrowly missed the tree that was toppling. A power outage near the woodsy area ensued.
Both police and firefighters responded to the 10:15 p.m. incident, putting up flares to keep traffic from the potentially dangerous situation on Little Lane.
Chainsaws sounded for more than a half-hour in the early morning, and wires and debris obstructed the intersection. A new utility pole was installed and another was straightened.
While power was restored by mid-afternoon Monday, the road remained closed due to downed cables.