A truck struck power line in South Lake Tahoe Aug. 25, knocking out power to two schools. Photo/Toogee Sielsch

A truck carrying trusses for the roof of a house clipped the power lines across from Safeway on Johnson Boulevard between Highway 50 and Fairway Avenue on Monday morning.

The accident knocked out power for most of the Liberty Utilities customers in the area for more than hour. This included putting students in the dark at Bijou Community School and South Tahoe Middle School. And this was the first day of school. The city’s recreation center was also affect.

Ten customers are expected to be without power until about 5pm Aug. 25. This is because a transformer needs to be replaced.

A small fire erupted on initial impact. It was quickly put out by South Lake Tahoe police Officer Donna Kingman.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report