Nearly 2,000 BWL customers lose power after vehicle hits pole

Update (9 p.m.): About 500 BWL customers were still without power, according the utility's outage map. The map gave a restoration estimate of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Original story: 

LANSING - A power outage is affecting nearly 2,000 Lansing Board of Water & Light customers.

The outage was caused by a vehicle hitting a utility pole off Waverly Road, near Interstate 496, BWL spokeswoman Amy Adamy said. The pole caught fire after the crash, which happened around 2 p.m., she said.

Some traffic lights in the area aren't working, according to police dispatch reports. 

The utility didn't have an estimate for when power will be restored.

Contact Ken Palmer at (517) 377-1032 or kpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @KBPalm_lsj.