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Wilkes-Barre Power Outage Update

Wilkes-Barre Power Outage Update - Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 11:59PM EST

Reported by: WBRE News
Sunday, Oct 28, 2007 @11:59pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY-An underground cable fire has left much of downtown Wilkes-Barre without power.
Many businesses have been forced to close, Wilkes-University Campus on Main Building is closed and tomorrow expect rush hour delays in downtown.

Nearly 1-thousand Pennsylvania Power and Light customers were affected by the undeground electrical fire. The blast blew a manhole cover off the street and flames were shooting into the air along with thick,black smoke.Utility crews are still working feverishly to correct the problem. The power should be on for everyone by late tomorrow afternoon. Police say expect delays because a part of South Main Street will be closed between Northampton and South Streets
PPL is working through the night and is hoping to have power restored by Monday afternoon. .
 


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