Utility pole fire causes neighborhood power outage

Power was out in a Redondo Beach neighborhood after a smoldering fire weakened a utility pole to the point of breaking on Saturday afternoon. Redondo Beach police and firefighters alerted residents to the damaged utility pole at the intersection of Carnelian Street and Lucia Avenue at 3:44 p.m. on Sept. 28. The pole had reportedly been smoldering for hours before snapping in half, cutting