BRIEFLY FALLEN POWER LINE SPARKS GRASS FIRE.LANCASTER - Downed power lines ignited ig·nite v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites v.tr. 1. a. To cause to burn. b. To set fire to. 2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. a grass fire that spread to a vacant building, causing $800,000 damage, officials said Monday. The fire started about 4:30 p.m. Sunday when a power pole power pole Noun Austral & NZ a pole carrying an overhead power line snapped, dropping hot power lines into dry grass in front of a building in the 44800 block of 10th Street West. ``Until we complete our investigation, we won't know what happened and no one saw it,'' said Alis Clausen, a spokeswoman for Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. . The fire caused about $700,000 damage to the structure and $100,000 to the contents of the building. - Daily News Pickup offered for oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. items PALMDALE - Waste Management customers can have up to two bulky, oversize items picked up for free from Aug. 6 to 10. Furniture, water heaters and large appliances will be taken during regular trash pickup. Items should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. Senior citizens and disabled residents who need help getting the bulky items to the curb can call the city's maintenance department, at (661) 267-5338, at least 48 hours before their regular pickup day. For more information, call (661) 947-7197 or (661) 267-5300. - Daily News Luncheon to open golf fund-raiser LANCASTER - The Kiwanis Club of Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley will host a luncheon for Golf Committee members of the Assistance League of Antelope Valley at noon Thursday to kick off plans for their 13th annual Benefit Golf Tournament. Proceeds will benefit Kiwanis' charities, as well as the Assistance League's day-care center day-care center: see day nursery. and kindergarten. The tournament will be held Sept. 10 at Rancho Vista Golf Course. The luncheon will be held at The Chapter House and Preschool Day Care Center, 808 W. Newgrove. For more information call Kacey at (661) 948-8383, Judy (661) 942-1183, or Lynn (661) 943-9449. - Daily News |
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