NEW INFO: Power Restored to Huntington Customers
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Updated: 1:31 PM Mar 16, 2010
NEW INFO: Power Restored to Huntington Customers
Power to Huntington customers, including the majority of those downtown, has been restored.
Posted: 7:12 PM Mar 15, 2010
Reporter: Hanna Francis
Email Address: hanna.francis@wsaz.com
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UPDATE at 11pm
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A downed powerline cut off the main supply of power to downtown Huntington Monday night at about 6:30.

American Power's sub-station behind the Marshall University parking garage, which supplies most of downtown's power, affecting nearly 3,000 customers.

Power to most customers was restored at about 8:00 PM -- by 11:30 PM, only 500 customers were without. All power was restored by the early morning hours.


ORIGINAL STORY
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Power is reported out Monday evening throughout much of downtown Huntington because of high-voltage lines down in the vicinity of 2nd Avenue and 19th Street, a Cabell County 911 dispatcher says.

Several downtown businesses were without electricity, and traffic lights also are out at multiple intersections.

When the power outage was reported just before 7 p.m., there also were reports of a possible structure fire at Highlawn Place in Huntington, as well as several power lines on fire throughout East Huntington.

It is unknown exactly how many customers are without power.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for updated information as we receive more details.

Latest Comments

Posted by: gloria ironbox on Mar 16, 2010 at 01:09 PM

wsaz really needed to send a film crew out? LOL why didnt they use those resources to get more details into the original story? Like, what caused the outage (still have no idea, other than lines were down, but what downed them?), they contaced someone to find out 2000 were without power but didnt ask an estimate for when it would be restored? This is POOR reporting at its finest!
Posted by: Charleston on Mar 16, 2010 at 12:16 PM

i don't know about everyone else but i'm sick of getting charge out the skin and in charleston our power has been off 22 times since sept 09 thats sick
Posted by: J on Mar 16, 2010 at 10:50 AM

It was a scary experience driving through Huntington when there was no street lamps, stop lights, house / building lights, etc... Even with other car lights and my own lights, it was nearly impossible to drive in that.
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