UPDATE: Monday’s big power outage over for all PPL customers.
MONTOURSVILLE – PPL now says it was over 8,000 customers who were without power at the peak of the outage early Monday morning. By midday, the utility said the number of people without electricity was down to 25 in Union County, but it was an 11-hour outage for thousands of people. The utility said a cross arm failed on a pole and that allowed wires to cross, cutting off electricity to thousands of people around 2 a.m. Monday.
During the outage, the Evangelical Community Hospital said their facilities were affected and patient care was delayed in some cases. By afternoon they said all was been restored to normal at Evan facilities. Montandon Elementary School closed for the day due to a lack of power and there was no power at the Milton Industrial Park.
UPDATE: PPL is reporting that most of their customers, who lost electricity during the 1am hour today, now have their power restored. The number totaled over 4,300 at the peak of the outage, and is now down to 25 PPL customers without electricity in Union County. During the 11-hour outage, the Evangelical Community Hospital said their facilities were affected and patient care was impacted. They asked patients to call before appointments. Now they say all has been restored to normal at Evan facilities.
LEWISBURG – Up to 4,000 customers are without power in Upper Northumberland County and Northeastern Union County. PPL reports a transmission line malfunctioned at 2 a.m., knocking out power to many communities.
Montandon Elementary School closed for the day due to a lack of power and there is no power at the Milton Industrial Park. PPL’s Teri MacBride tells us they are patrolling the area and investigating the problem, but there is no word yet on when power will be restored. You can look for updates online at pplelectric.com. (Ali Stevens)
