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June 17, 2008

Update: Downed wires cause power failures in Somerset

SOMERSET, Mass. -- Downed wires this morning caused 1,244 customers here to lose electrical service, but a National Grid spokesman reports power has been restored.

At 9:07 a.m., the wires were discovered at the corner of Lees River Avenue and Wilbur Avenue, according to David Graves, National Grid spokesman.

More than half the affected customers had power restored by 10:18 a.m., and 440 followed. Power was restored to the final four customers shortly after 11 a.m. Police were advising drivers to avoid the area.

-- Journal staff writer Chloe Thompson

CORRECTION: The initial version of this post incorrectly reported the town where the power failures occurred.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 11:43 AM | Permalink

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