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Nine utility poles topple on El Camino Real; police and utility crews clear roadway, investigate oversized load
Summary
A downed‑pole incident closed El Camino Real after an oversized load struck lines and initiated a domino effect that brought down multiple poles. No injuries were reported; AT&T and PG&E crews replaced poles and service was largely restored by midday the following day.
Atascadero police and public‑works officials described a major incident on El Camino Real in which an oversized trailer hauling a modular home snagged overhead lines and — by Chief Suttles’ account — initiated a domino effect that left nine poles lying in the roadway.
"I believe the final count was about nine power poles that had been that had fallen into the roadway with all the lines down as well," Chief Suttles told the council, describing the call as arriving…
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