Car crash on Worley Street believed to be cause of Columbia power outage Published
KMIZ
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A car crash on Worley Street and North Garth Avenue is believed to be the cause of a Sunday morning power outage in Columbia according to the Columbia Police Department.
CPD told ABC News crews on the scene that bystanders saw sparks from transformers after one car hit a pole along Worley Street.
As of 2:43 a.m. Columbia Water & Light outage map reported 562 customers without power. ABC News crews reported parts of Business Loop 70 and sections of North Providence Road to be without power.
The following buildings will be demolished, according to a news release:
Parker and Noyes halls and the Old Student Health Building, which are next to each other on South Sixth Street;
Read Hall, on Hitt Street across from Ellis Library;
Loeb Hall, on South Fifth Street near Peace Park;
London Hall, on South Sixth Street next to Lafferre Hall;
Neff Annex, at Ninth and Elm streets;
Columbia Professional Building, on University Avenue across from Middlebush Hall. We have been developing this plan for years, and the plan is now actively beginning, MU spokesperson Christian Basi said.
The process of vacating buildings, which will take several months, has begun, he said. After that, MU will take bids for the demolition process.