A semi truck crashed into utility poles in the Barrio Logan area Friday, knocking out power to around 4,200 San Diego Gas & Electric customers Friday morning in the Mountain View, Lincoln Park and Logan Heights areas, as well as parts of National City.
It happened around 1:45 a.m. near the intersection of 30th and Main streets, San Diego police Officer Tony Martinez said.
The circumstances leading up to the crash were unclear, but at some point the semi truck struck two vehicles and knocked down power lines, Martinez said.
The semi truck also caught fire, but firefighters responded to the scene and quickly doused the flames, the officer said.
A man driving the semi truck was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Martinez said.
No other injuries were immediately reported.
The crash knocked out power to around 4,200 SDG&E customers at 1:42 a.m. in the Mountain View, Lincoln Park, Barrio Logan and Logan Heights areas along with parts of National City and residents near south 32nd Street, SDG&E spokeswoman Helen Gao said.
As of 8:20 a.m., power had been restored to all but 526 customers, according to the SDG&E online outage map.
The remaining customers were expected to have power restored by 10 a.m., according to SDG&E.
Updated at 10:15 a.m. Aug. 9, 2019
— City News Service
