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Beer Truck, Topples Lighting Pole

The pole jammed against the building
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The pole jammed against the building

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:30:42 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #094032_0198BCX
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Police guarded the rubble
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Police guarded the rubble

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 10:37:10 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #103710_0213BCX
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The broken top of the light fixture
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The broken top of the light fixture

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 10:36:52 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #103652_0211BCX
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Another angle on the remaining rubble
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Another angle on the remaining rubble

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:40:24 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #094024_0197BCX
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A film noir-ish angle on the rubble
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A film noir-ish angle on the rubble

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 10:36:22 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #103622_0208BCX
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The store's window was soundly demolished
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The store's window was soundly demolished

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:40:58 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #094058_0200BCX
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And the pole gouged out a piece of the wall
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And the pole gouged out a piece of the wall

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 10:36:56 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #103656_0212BCX
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Apparently very little held the pole in place
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Apparently very little held the pole in place

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:41:02 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #094102_0201BCX
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It fell apart like a 3D puzzle
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It fell apart like a 3D puzzle

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:41:08 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #094108_0202BCX
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And amazingly, nobody was hurt
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And amazingly, nobody was hurt

Beer Truck Topples Lighting Pole   •  Powell at Stockton, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:42:08 Thursday 19 November 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #094208_0204BCX
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