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New Canaan Avenue power substation
Police & Fire
Fire At Substation Leads To Thousands Of Power Outages In Fairfield County
Around 13,000 lost power after a fire broke out at a substation in Norwalk. The electrical fire at the New Canaan Avenue power substation in Norwalk began just after 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24. Upon firefighters' arrival, heavy flames were visible from an elevated switch gear cabinet that controls a 13,800-volt transmission line, the Norwalk Fire Department said. Eversource technicians were on scene immediately to start the process of shutting down the adjacent gear switches, so the firefighters could safely operate and extinguish the fire, according to the fire department. Fir…