Auburn, NY -- All but one of the 700 customers who lost power in Auburn this afternoon have their lights back on, according to NYSEG. A truck crash knocked out a power substation on Grant Avenue, knocking out electricity to many businesses along Grant Avenue, said NYSEG spokesman Bob Pass. The truck actually crashed into low-hanging cable or telephone wire,...
Auburn, NY -- All but one of the 700 customers who lost power in Auburn this afternoon have their lights back on, according to NYSEG.
A truck crash knocked out a power substation on Grant Avenue, knocking out electricity to many businesses along Grant Avenue, said NYSEG spokesman Bob Pass.
The truck actually crashed into low-hanging cable or telephone wire, but that brought down a NYSEG pole with three transformers on it, Pass said.
The downed transformers disrupted a nearby substation, plunging the commercial corridor into darkness, he said.
Workers had been hoping to restore power by 7 p.m., said Pass, however they were able to bring in power from another source and restore 699 of the 700 customers by 5:30 p.m.
The one customer still without power is a vacant building near the scene of the crash, Pass said.