Semi crashes into generator in Palm Desert resulting in power outages and elevator rescue
A semi struck a generator in Palm Desert Saturday evening, leading to power outages that required firefighters to remove four people stuck in a hotel elevator when the building lost power.
A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson told The Desert Sun in an email that deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 111 and Hospitality Row in Palm Desert at around 6:15 p.m. The spokesperson said that deputies were still on-scene as of 6:50 p.m. She confirmed no one was injured in the crash.
Responders at the scene where a semi truck hit a generator in Palm Desert on Saturday.
Cal Fire Public Information Officer Tawny Castro said the four people had not sustained any injuries when they were removed from the elevator. She also said that Southern California Edison staffers were en route to address the power outages. A Desert Sun staff member at the scene reported that power remained out at the Holiday Inn Express hotel.
The sound of the crash initially created concern among some in the area who wondered if they had heard another explosion following the one that occurred at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs earlier in the day.
Paul Albani-Burgio covers growth, development and business in the Coachella Valley. Follow him on Twitter at @albaniburgiop and email him at paul.albani-burgio@desertsun.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Semi crashes into generator in Palm Desert; power outage results
