Car accident takes down three PG&E poles, causes discharge
Humboldt Sentinel
1/2/09
By Sentinel Staff
ARCATA -- A car accident took down three Pacific Gas & Electric utility poles, downing power and cable lines and causing the discharge of transformer oil, according to a release from county Health and Human Services officials today.
Yesterday’s incident was on Seventh Street between J and K Street, near Amerigas Propane in downtown Arcata.
The oil, which may contain carcinogenic PCBs, was cleaned up quickly by PG&E workers, who also collected a sample to send to Ukiah for analysis. Results are not expected until next week, although environmental health division spokesperson Melissa Martel assured local residents in a statement that storm drains were not impacted, nor were large propane tanks in the vicinity.
Voter-approved Proposition 65 requires county officials to notify local communities of the potential release of toxins into the environment. For more information, contact Environmental Health at (707) 445-6251.
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