WASHINGTON (AP) — School officials and facility managers should immediately inspect outdoor stadium light poles made by Whitco Co. LP because the poles can crack and fall, putting bystanders at risk, the government's safety agency said Monday.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it knew of nine incidents in which poles installed from about 2000 through 2006 fell, including one pole that went through the roof of a school gymnasium.
The safety agency said the Fort Worth, Texas, company is no longer in business.