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Power mostly restored after reported 'small explosion' at Easton substation

WFMZ.com · last updated

EASTON, Pa. — Power has been mostly restored after a reported small “explosion” at a Met-Ed substation in Southside Easton on Monday morning.

On Monday, nearly 2,000 customers without power for the entire day.

Power outages are plagued the Easton Area once again Tuesday morning.

First-Energy showed around 1,300 customers were still without power in the South Side Tuesday morning.

By 9 a.m. the number of outages decreased to around 700 outages reported.

Shortly before 10 a.m., power was restored to most of the region, with fewer than 20 outages reported.

Easton City Councilman Frank Pintabone says a mobile substation arrived around 8:40 p.m. Monday night to start restoring power.

The councilman said it’s unclear what caused the small explosion.

Officials say the estimated time for restoration is set for 10 a.m.

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