The pole reportedly landed onto the roof of Broulee supermarket in Grant Street just before 3pm on November 18.

A witness said a driver had reversed into a power pole, causing a cable to snap and another pole to come crashing down.

Essential Energy spokesperson Mathew Rogers said the outage affected more than 1700 customers.

“Local crews dispatched to fault find on the network identified that a vehicle had contacted a pole causing the adjacent pole to fail and come in contact with the neighbouring property,” Mr Rogers said.

He said crews ensured the site was safe before restoring power supply to most customers by 5.15pm.

“Supply was restored to all customers by 11.30pm,” he said.

He reminded the public to stay at least eight metres away from damaged or fallen powerlines.

“Always treat powerlines as live and remember that anything in contact with them, such as cars, trees or fences, can conduct electricity and pose a danger,” he said.

“Residents should contact Essential Energy on 13 20 80 to report fallen powerlines, network damage, fires or trees that come into contact with powerlines or call Triple-0 if the situation is life threatening.”