Truck collided with power cables and knocked down poles in the center of Cali - Cali - Colombia

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The accident caused damage to homes, vehicles and homes in the sector.

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The accident caused damage to homes, vehicles and homes in the sector.

Residents of the San Nicolás sector were left without power service.

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February 19, 2022, 02:01 PM

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Jose Antonio Minota Hurtado
February 19, 2022, 02:01 PM

A large part of the San Nicolás sector is without electricity after the crash of a truck that hit some power cables and ended up knocking down several posts that also caused damage to vehicles, motorcycles and some homes.

(You may be interested: Candidate for Congress assured that the national strike was a ‘guerrilla takeover’)

The authorities have not registered at the moment, people injured. Emcali operators are already on site to restore power service and the damage is being assessed.

According to the Cali Volunteer Fire Department, the event was recorded in the 2nd race with 19th Street, where a truck hit some power lines and due to the force it carried caused the fall of four poles that affected three cars and a motorcycle. .

(Also read: Cali takes urgent measures for the recruitment of minors)

In the area where the event occurred there are different companies, most affected in their daily production.

Meanwhile, residents of the sector assure that this fact could occur, because on different occasions they have denounced that the electrical wiring is lower than normal, which is why it can generate this type of accident.

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February 19, 2022, 02:01 PM

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Jose Antonio Minota Hurtado
February 19, 2022, 02:01 PM

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