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Electrical outage caused by equipment hitting an overhead line

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Electrical outage caused by equipment hitting an overhead line

January 28, 2026   Cueball

Sumner Newscow report — The electrical outage in Wellington yesterday morning was caused by an overhead line being contacted by a piece of equipment, according to Wellington City Manager Jeff Porter.

The outage lasted approximately 20 minutes.



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