RAMONA – One person was injured when a vehicle fire spread to nearby brush in Ramona Wednesday night.
Just after 10 PM, a vehicle hit a pole, causing a transformer and the vehicle to catch fire, according to CHP. Cal Fire crews were called out to the scene and extinguished the blaze, according to a tweet by the state agency.
More than 1,500 residents along Main St. were left without power due to the subsequent outage. SDG&E estimated power would be restored by 1:30 AM.