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April 24, 2008

Update: Pastore Complex hit by power failures

CRANSTON -- Two buildings in the Pastore Complex of state offices are without power, while five others are up and running on generators this morning, according to a spokesman for the governor's office.

Seven buildings had lost power, including the state Training School for those under age 18 convicted of crimes. The training school is among the five that have power from to generators.

The Hazard building, where the state Department of Elderly Affairs is located, and the Ferand building, where the Department of Human Services is located, are without power.

Governor's spokesman Jeff Neal said officials are working to determine the cause of the problem and to install generators in order to have the Hazard and Ferand buildings back on line today.

The complex, which is home to several health and correctional services buildings, was plagued by power failures last summer after an electrical surge caused underground power lines to fail.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:30 PM | Permalink

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