Electrical tower collapses, knocks out power

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Updated: 2/08 8:13 am
SAN ANTONIO --CPS Energy crews will be back out on the Northwest Side to repair a electrical tower that collapsed Tuesday afternoon.

The tower collapsed around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday near Loop 410 and Bandera Road and fell partially onto the street, smashing onto some cars.

"I couldn't see anything," said Marcus Andrews, whose car was damaged. "All I could do is hear the clanging coming onto the vehicle. I saw the windshield start to shatter. I was swerving to make sure I wasn't going to crash off the bridge."

CPS Energy says the accident happened as crews were stringing out transmission lines. Power was knocked out to about 6,000 customers, but power has been restored as of late Tuesday night.

No injuries were reported.
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spursrule - 2/8/2012 1:21 PM
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I heard that they put Cleto on top of the tower for a Where's Cleto segment.

Vergon - 2/8/2012 12:50 PM
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@Dog Meat, LOL!!

fjm1061 - 2/8/2012 12:32 PM
3 Votes
"Jose, is it me or is the tower leaning?" Jose, Josee, JOSEEEEE RUN BABOSO RUN!!!!

Gecko - 2/8/2012 11:19 AM
7 Votes
I guessing they will all gather at Ruth Chris for dinner and have a meeting to discuss what should be done to make sure another tower collapse doesn't occur.

Dog Meat - 2/8/2012 10:11 AM
7 Votes
It's gonna take a 10k meal for someone to give the OK to fix it.

TxLinda - 2/8/2012 9:47 AM
6 Votes
Okay. Why doesn't CPS take some of that money they've been lavishing on dinners, retirement parties, etc. and use it to fix this mess???!! Hello?! Money flowing like water...let's use it to fix problems, not wine & dine!! Anybody with me here??

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