A person is said to have stolen a forklift and driven it into power lines in Auburn on Saturday evening. According to the energy company Central Maine Power, this resulted in power outages for about 6,700 customers in the Lewiston-Auburn region. Photo courtesy of Central Maine Power
A person is said to have stolen a forklift and driven it into power lines in Auburn on Saturday evening. According to the energy company Central Maine Power, this resulted in power outages for about 6,700 customers in the Lewiston-Auburn region.
CMP spokesman Jon Breed said Sunday it appears someone stole the vehicle – a type of forklift known as a telehandler – from a construction site on Center Street in Auburn. The forklift’s boom became caught on nearby power lines.
Police are investigating the incident, Breed said.
Breed said CMP crews restored power to 5,500 customers in about 10 minutes by rerouting power from various sources. Since Sunday morning, CMP has been working to remove the forklift and make the necessary repairs to restore power to the rest of the affected customers.
“Power was quickly restored to 5,500 customers following the incident, and our crews are on site working to remove the forklift,” Breed said in a statement Sunday morning. “We expect power to be restored to our remaining 1,200 affected customers this morning.”
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