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Power dips this a.m.?

jarvis
jarvis
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

Folks - anyone else having mini brownouts this morning? Had 4 or 5 in the last hour.. near GAP. Wondering what the scoop is.

Thanks!

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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I fear rain has the dissolved salt left over from the snow, and the salt water is now finding its way into an underground electrical junction.

    ....might be a good time to plug sensitive electronics into a surge protector.

  • jarvis
    jarvis

    Ay, yea - just had a big flicker and heard what sounded like an explosion outside.. now sirens.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Manhole explosion?

    I hope no one was hurt.

  • jarvis
    jarvis

    Yup, manhole explosion, firetrucks, block cordoned off.. Doesn't seem like anyone was hurt though.

  • jarvis
    jarvis

    Also, I should add - apparently parts of Underhill haven't had power since last night.

  • reader
    reader

    Most of my house on 9th has been without power since last night, ConEd told me this morning when I called that at least a dozen houses have reported problems in the area.

  • stacey
    stacey

    I was having a few little "flickers" this morning (not no loss of power) and when I took my cousin to school at around 8:15 there were a couple of fire trucks on Underhill (closer to Park and Sterling).