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Vehicle gets caught on utility lines, pulls down pole on Burbank Drive

6 years 1 month 1 day ago Wednesday, August 08 2018 Aug 8, 2018 August 08, 2018 12:11 PM August 08, 2018 in News
Source: WBRZ
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BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of homes were left without power after a vehicle became caught on low-hanging lines and pulled a utility pole down.

According to Entergy the incident happened around noon on Burbank Drive near the intersection of Gardere Lane. About 500 households lost power as a result.

Entergy says electricity has since been restored to the majority of those affected.

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