Crime & Safety

Video Clip: Downed Wire Causes Electrical Fire

Carmelo Drive south of Harbor Drive was closed part of Friday after a truck caused a power line to fall.

Carmelo Drive south of Harbor Drive was closed for part of Friday afternoon while utility workers fixed a downed power line. 

A small electric fire burned around 2:30 p.m. Friday. A truck had clipped the wire, a firefighter on the scene said. 

Access to the harbor from the highways is not restricted. 

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