Substation fire knocks out power in Wildwood, New Jersey area; 24k customers impacted - WPVI-TV

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WILDWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Tens of thousands of customers in the Wildwood, New Jersey area are without electricity after a substation fire caused a power outage on Friday.

Atlantic City Electric reports on its website that more than 24,000 customers are being impacted.

The company said in a statement it has no estimate on when power will be restored.

The company says the outage was caused by a fire at the Lake Avenue substation in Wildwood around 12 p.m. Friday.

The outage is impacting customers in Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.

The fire has been contained, Atlantic City Electric said. The cause is not yet known.

"We understand how disruptive this can be, we are working as quickly and safely as we can to restore service," the company said in a statement.

Wildwood police say traffic lights are down and drivers should use caution.

Full statement from Atlantic City Electric:

Atlantic City Electric experienced a fire at the company's Lake Avenue substation in Wildwood, New Jersey at approximately noon today, Friday July 7, 2023. We have deenergized the substation, which impacted electric service to approximately 24,000 customers in the Wildwood and Wildwood Crest area. We are working to determine opportunities to reroute electricity to restore service safely for impacted customers. We currently do not have an estimate on when we will have service restored for all customers. The fire has been contained. The cause of the fire is currently not known and will be investigated. We understand how disruptive this can be, we are working as quickly and safely as we can to restore service.