UPDATE: Power Restored in Cabell County Outage, Two Schools Closed
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Updated: 11:24 AM Mar 19, 2009
UPDATE: Power Restored in Cabell County Outage, Two Schools Closed
AEP says the outage was caused by a broken guy wire that flipped up into a energized line carrying a double circuit.
Posted: 7:37 AM Mar 19, 2009
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UPDATE: Thursday @ 11:15am
Phil Moye with AEP says power has now been restored to everyone in Cabell County but a handful of customers.

Moye says repairs should be made, and all power restored by 1:30 p.m.

He says the outage was caused by a broken wire that flipped up into an energized line carrying a double circuit.



ORIGINAL STORY
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Some 1,700 people are without power in Cabell County Thursday morning according to AEP’s Website.

Beverly Hills Middle School is now closing and sending students home; as is Our Lady of Fatima.

No word on what caused the outage or when power will be restored.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for updated information.

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Posted by: Sam on Mar 19, 2009 at 09:23 AM

What is it with the power outages in Huntington? I used to live in the country and never had problems like this.
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