Crash cuts power to more than 500 in Boardman

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 Hundreds of people were without power this morning because of an accident in Boardman Township.

A truck knocked over a utility pole and wires at a gas station along Market Street and Indinola Avenue shortly before 4 a.m.

According to FirstEnergy, 560 homes and businesses in the area lost electricity as a result.  By 7 a.m., the number of outages had been reduced to seven.

A Hazmat crew was dispatched to contain fluid leaking from electrical transformers damaged in the crash.

There are no reports of injuries.

 

 

 

 


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