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Substation Explosion And Fire Causes Lengthy Power Outage In Marseilles

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It’s been a long, warm day for thousands of people in Marseilles.

A town-wide power outage has impacted the city. Power went out at around 10:15 Tuesday morning following the report of an explosion and then fire at an Ameren substation on Commercial Street. Nobody was hurt in the fire.

At the height of Tuesday’s power outage, Ameren reported more than 4,000 customers in Marseilles without power. Power started to come back a little after 4 in the afternoon.

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