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Underground Fire Leaves 3,000 Without Power In Hartford Underground Fire Leaves 3,000 Without Power In Hartford
Underground Fire Leaves 3,000 Without Power In Hartford A fire in an underground electrical vault in Hartford left 3,000 residents without power on Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, fire officials tell Daily Voice. The at 55 Elm St. blaze affected an area south of Elm Street and prompted Hartford Hospital to switch to backup power, District Chief Mario Oquendo Jr. said. Eversource crews isolated the electrical vault, allowing first responders to safely extinguish visible flames using dry chemical extinguishers. Officials say the cause of the fire remains under investigation, and there is no timeline for restoring power to the affected areas. "Eversou…

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by Cecilia Levine