Update: MID says most power restored in west Modesto after crash, fire
Most power has been restored Thursday afternoon in West Modesto following outages caused by a vehicle colliding into a pole, the Modesto Irrigation District said.
The collision occurred around the intersection of Roselawn and Rouse avenues, taking down a pole and wire in the area, MID spokesperson Melissa Williams said.
There is also a related structure fire, although those details are limited at this time.
About 350 customers in total were affected by the outage. Williams said the power was restored for the majority of customers by 2:20 p.m.
This story was originally published July 22, 2021 at 2:05 PM.
Lydia Gerike
The Modesto Bee