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Hundreds without power in Springfield

Western Mass News · last updated

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) — Over 480 customers are currently without power in Springfield, according to Eversource.

Over 480 customers in the area of Forest Park are being affected. Over 880 people were also affected near East Forest Park, but their power has since been restored.

A spokesperson for Eversource said the outages were caused by an equipment issue near Sumner Avenue.

“Our crews are currently on site working as quickly and safely as possible to make all necessary repairs and restore power to the impacted customers,” she said.

As of 4 p.m., only about half of the outages remain.

Power is expected to be restored by 6:30 p.m. You can click here to see the full outage map.

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