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Electricity Outage
Montville, NJ
News
‘Unbelievable’: Emergency Power Cut Hits Thousands In Montville Amid Record-Breaking Heat
A broken utility pole was expected to leave thousands without electricity in Morris County — on what locals are calling the hottest day of the year, authorities said. The Montville Township Police Department said on Tuesday morning, June 24, that JCP&L is planning an emergency power cut that may affect about 2,200 residents. The outage was not scheduled in advance, police said. “This wasn’t a planned event,” the department said. “It is a broken pole.” Frustrated residents voiced concerns online, with one writing, “And they do this on the hottest day of the year! Gotta love JCP&L.” …
Harrisburg, PA
News
2 Electrocuted, 2 Crushed: Brutal Storm Leaves 4 Dead In Pennsylvania
A 22-year-old trying to stop a mulch fire. A man electrocuted in the street. A passenger crushed by a tree. A retiree killed outside his home. Four Pennsylvanians died horrifying deaths as savage storms ripped through the state Tuesday, April 29, downing power lines, uprooting trees, and knocking out electricity to nearly half a million homes. Man Dies Trying To Extinguish Mulch Fire In State College, a 22-year-old man was electrocuted while trying to put out a mulch fire near a utility pole, police said. He came into contact with an active current and was killed instantly. His identity is…
Haddam-Killingworth, CT
Schools
Live Powerline Falls On School Bus With Dozen Kids, Driver Trapped Inside In Haddam: Report
More than a dozen students were trapped beneath a fallen powerline in Haddam on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 11, NBC Connecticut reported. Haddam firefighters were at the Maple Avenue scene and were working to get the children and driver out safely, the station reported. Calls to Haddam firefighters were not immediately returned. Heavy rains and strong winds downed the live line. Workers for Eversource, who manage the electrical grid, were on scene and planned to shut off the power so the kids can be evacuated, NBC said. No injuries have been reported as of 5:30 p…
Ossining, NY
Weather
Homes, Businesses In Ossining Could Be Without Power For Days After Strong Winds From Debby
Strong winds from Tropical Depression Debby continued to wreak havoc on New York and the Hudson Valley into Friday evening, Aug. 9. In the Northern Westchester County village of Ossining, police said downed trees had knocked out power to homes and businesses south of Charter Circle near Highland Avenue. The outage area included the Arcadian Shopping Center, located near Highland and Rockledge avenues, home to a Stop & Shop and nearly two dozen other businesses. Earlier Report: Strong Winds From Debby Knock Out Power In Westchester Con Edison said the area would be without power…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley
Part of a busy Hudson Valley road was briefly closed to traffic after a semi-truck collided with a utility pole, causing a blaze sparked by live wires. The incident happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, July 9 around 1 p.m., when a semi-truck hit a utility pole on Farmers Mills Road (Route 42) in Kent, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department. Arriving police and fire crews found that active live wires had sparked a fire that reached the truck. To put the blaze out, first responders isolated the live wires and had NYSEG crews cut power so the flames could be extinguished.&nb…
Middletown, NJ
News
More Than 2K Customers Lose Power In Central Jersey
More than 2,000 customers were without power in Monmouth County, officials said. According to the outage map for Jersey Central Power & Light, 1,172 customers in Wall Township and 920 customers in Belmar lost service as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 16. That accounts for about 20 percent of Belmar customers and about nine percent of Wall customers. In a Facebook post, Belmar police said a JCP&L crew was responding to the outage. Belmar's government said the borough hall's phones were working and staff members can help people who need it. The JCP&L website also estimated…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC
First responders in Northwest DC were treated to an "unusual incident" on Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer struck a power pole, leading to a brief electrical discharge. Some locals were left without power after the truck hit the pole at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Madison Street NW shortly after noon on March 12, officials say. Twitter/@dcfireems The driver was able to escape the truck without incident, though there was a power outage in the area that Pepco crews were working to repair later on Tuesday afternoon. Twitter/@dcfireems Following the crash, a small fire b…
Hartford, CT
News
Latest Update: Thousands Still In Dark In CT; Here's When To Expect Restoration
In the aftermath of a powerful storm that knocked out power for countless Connecticut residents, Eversource officials have announced when they expect their restoration effort to be complete. As of Tuesday, Dec. 19 around 6 p.m. almost 12,500 customers in the state were still left without electricity following a storm that brought gusty winds and several inches of rain on Monday, Dec. 18. Earlier Report - Storm Power Outages: Tens Of Thousands Still In Dark; Here Are CT Communities Most Affected In an announcement on Tuesday around 4 p.m., Eversource officials said its crews are …
Massapequa, NY
News
Severe Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands On Long Island
A line of severe thunderstorms that barreled through Long Island has left over 3,000 without electricity at times in the last 12 or so hours. The outages resulted from a storm system that arrived in the area on Thursday night, July 13, and continued into Friday morning, July 14, bringing downpours and gusty winds along with it. As of Friday around 11:30 a.m., PSEG Long Island was reporting a total of 1,006 customers without electricity. This included: 964 customers without power in Suffolk; 42 customers without power in Nassau. More storms may arrive in the area on Friday even…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
More Than 500 Without Power In Monmouth County
More than 500 customers were without electricity in Monmouth County, authorities said. There were 557 Monmouth County homes and businesses blacked out at about 11:30 a.m., Thursday May 4, JCP&L reported. Part of the problem was blamed on an electric substation in Howell, according to an unconfirmed report. Middlesex County, meanwhile, had 377 electric customers without power at 11:30 a.m., JCP&L said. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued coastal flood watch advisories.
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire
Live wires temporarily kept firefighters from dousing flames that destroyed 21 vehicles on a lot off Broad Avenue in Ridgefield. A wire downed in Thursday night's storm ignited two vehicles in the depot, filled with hundreds of new vehicles, next to Metro Fuel on Hudson Avenue near H Mart, authorities said. Firefighters found two vehicles fully involved with live wires arcing over them, blocking initial suppression efforts. They doused nearby oil tanker trucks to prevent them from catching fire while they awaited PSE&G. The fire broke out off Broad Avenue (Route 1) in Ridgefield.D…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne
The area of Avenue A and 4th Street in Bayonne was closed to vehicles and pedestrians after a transformer exploded downing live wires around 10:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said. PSEG was on scene for repairs as of 10:50 a.m., Bayonne police told Daily Voice. More than 270 PSEG customers were without power as of 11 a.m., according to the PSEG outage map.
Fairfield, CT
Politics
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: Situation in Puerto Rico 'Worse Than I Thought'
FAIRFIELD, Conn. —More than 100 days after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said the territory remains “an island in crisis” with more than 50 percent of the population still without electricity. Murphy, who traveled to Puerto Rico with Sen. Richard Blumenthal last week, said he could only imagine what would happen if such a situation was left to languish in Connecticut. “There would be rioting in the streets,” he said Friday at an appearance in Fairfield. Murphy said he and Blumenthal toured a neighborhood in San Juan, the island’s largest city, where many resid…
