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Fuse Failure Leaves Milford Residents Without Power

WKTV · last updated

ORIGINAL STORY BELOW: 

MILFORD, N.Y. – More than 1,000 residents in the Town of Milford are without power after an equipment failure at a substation.

The Otsego County Office of Emergency Services says the outage began around 7:30 p.m.

Thursday night after a fuse failed at NYSEG’s Colliersville substation.

A mobile substation is being moved from the Plattsburgh area to Otsego County, but restoration time remains unknown. 

Any critical customers, like those who rely on home oxygen, who do not have a backup generator and need assistance should call the Office of Emergency Services at 607-547-4328.

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