LOWELL, Mass. — Power lines came down in Lowell after a tractor trailer struck a utility pole off Quebec Street Wednesday night.
“Well I was making macaroni salad for my son, the next thing, I heard a loud noise and the light just sparked right there at the post,” said Sokhom Cheurm, who lives nearby.
Cheurm ran out to see the tractor trailer stuck and he called police.
“I saw the truck, I just tell the truck driver don’t come out because all the wires were connected to the truck so hopefully nobody get hurt or shocked with all the sparks out there,” said Cheurm.
Now Cheurm and several neighbors don’t have power as a winter storm heads this way.
“Right now I’m boiling water on a stovetop for a little heat because it’s gas,” said Cheurm.
“It is a problem, it definitely is a problem,” said Lisa Torigian, who …