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Crews say equipment malfunction led to New Bern power outage

WITN · last updated

NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) — Power is fully restored in New Bern after an equipment malfunction caused an outage this evening.

Crews responded around 7 p.m. to the issue, which affected nearly 850 customers.

The outage happened after the area received heavy snowfall.

Dangerously cold temperatures are also expected in the city tonight.

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