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Power outage in Springfield, thousands impacted

Western Massachusetts News · last updated

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) — We’re following breaking news out of Springfield after a power outage initially left thousands without electricity early Monday evening.

At about 5:30 p.m. power was lost to 2,094 Eversource customers.

This was according to the Eversource Outage Map.

By 6:10 p.m. many Eversource customers who lost their electricity, did see their power restored.

However, 462 customers as of 6:20 p.m. remained without electricity.

According to Eversource a vehicle crash is what caused the outage.

“The outage in Springfield was caused by a vehicle that hit a utility pole on Roosevelt Avenue around 5:35,” explained Tricia Taskey Modifica, an Eversource representative.

Eversource tells us crews are on scene making repairs. The utility company expects power to be restored by about 7:30 p.m. for the remainder of their customers without power.

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