utility pole
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In the notice, the commission said PG&E didn’t report the fire until two days after it broke out, and that it destroyed a utility pole and other equipment before investigators could examine them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
A notice about the cleanup is displayed on a utility pole on Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
The crash at about 8 p.m. on April 18 had severed a utility pole.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
After a utility pole fell and ignited a wildfire, Frank King and his family raced to escape as electrical transformers exploded around their homes near Oregon’s coast.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
I stopped next to a utility pole for a bit, exhaled heavily, and threw some angry punches in the air.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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