LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – People living near the power lines on Jones Blvd. near Tropicana Ave. got a scare, as the poles holding up the lines snapped all the way down the street Tuesday afternoon.
“Right around 5:00, I started hearing snaps as the power poles out here went down,” Rain Brandenburg recounted. “I could hear the shingles being ripped off of our roof.”
For others who live down the street — a new sense of caution the next time the wind picks up.
“I usually walk down here,” Muya Ali, who lives near Tropicana and Jones, told FOX5 Wednesday morning. “From now on, I’m going to have to take (the other) side because there are fewer poles.”
Brandenburg faces more pressing issues, like escaping the heat.
“The power went out, and it’s been out ever since,” Brandenburg said. “I don’t really have money to go anywhere, so I am concerned because it’s me, my spouse and my children and our pets.”
Preserving food is another major concern.
“I just went grocery shopping the day before and I don’t have money to go again,” Brandenburg said, also mentioning the fridge has stayed closed since the power went out. “If we go another day without power, at that point I’m probably going to eat what we can and then know that we’re probably going to have to throw the rest away.”
A crew member on the ground helping the cleanup told FOX5 it could be days before power is restored for people living in the area of Jones and Tropicana.
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