Utility pole breaks during excavation accident, knocking out power for 1,200 in Westmoreland County

Some Westmoreland County communities are without power after an incident at a construction site in Irwin.

A West Penn Power spokesperson tells Channel 11 that an excavation company demolishing the former Denny’s restaurant near Route 30 struck a communications line on Wednesday afternoon, causing a utility pole to break.

This resulted in around 1,200 people in nearby Irwin and North Huntingdon neighborhoods losing power…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS