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Garbage truck hits utility pole in Kailua, 1,600 lose power
By Star-Advertiser Staff
POSTED: 10:20 a.m. HST, Oct 04, 2010
LAST UPDATED: 02:14 p.m. HST, Oct 04, 2010
About 1,600 Kailua homes lost power this morning when a city refuse truck hit a utility pole knocking out a transformer, officials said.
The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. at Makawao street and Kalaheo avenue near St. Anthony School.
A Hawaiian Electric Co. spokesman said crews restored power to all but 11 customers by 10:15 a.m.
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