An unattended crane rolled down a street in an Auckland suburb, bringing down power lines last night.
The 30 tonne crane, which rolled down Auburn St in Newmarket around 7pm, took out two power poles before it came to a rest, pulling the electricity lines across the street, Jaron Phillips of the Fire Service northern communications centre said.
Crews from lines company Vector were sent to the scene, where three commercial customers were without power for about two hours, a company spokeswoman said.
Crews had the power back up and running by 9pm, she said.
Auburn St was closed as the lines were made safe, and the crane was removed, Mr Phillips said.