A power pole was struck and brought down in a fiery crash early Tuesday morning, hospitalizing one juvenile and provoking an outage in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to the L.A. Police Department, a call came out around 1:50 a.m. reporting a white sedan had crashed into a pole at 740 N. Pacific Avenue and erupted into flames, along with a possible ejection from the vehicle.
LAPD and crews from the L.A. Fire Department arrived to find a juvenile patient lying on the street, and a car and a knocked down power pole both engulfed in flames.
The patient, who was not identified, was transported to a hospital in unknown condition. Authorities did not say whether the juvenile may have been the driver or passenger of the vehicle.
Footage obtained by KTLA shows a white sedan completely submerged in flames underneath a pedestrian overpass. Unconfirmed reports from the stringer service KNN said that the car, a white Buick Enclave, had snapped a power pole completely in half and was found already on fire while atop a transformer surrounded by street lights that had become inoperable.
Early reports by the L.A. Department of Water and Power said power went out for about 2,000 customers. However, the number dipped to 55 customers by 8 a.m. as crews continued to work on restoring power throughout the morning.
Details are limited, and it was unclear whether any other injuries or damages occurred as a result. The crash remains under investigation.
Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.
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