Tripped breakers cause widespread power outages in Harrisburg area
Over 2,000 residences in uptown Harrisburg and surrounding areas are without power Thursday evening, according to PPL’s outage map.
A power outage in Uptown Harrisburg was caused by a tripped breaker or blown fuse, knocking out power for 1,713 customers.
According to the outage map, a separate outage affecting 414 people in the area of Arsenal Boulevard and Herr Street was also caused by a tripped breaker or blown fuse.
As of 8 p.m., PPL estimated the outages will be repaired by 3:30 a.m. Friday.
Other outages affecting between 10 and 30 residents were listed in other parts of the county, with a total of 2,208 people in the county without power as of 8 p.m.
Dauphin County 911 dispatchers sent police to several downed trees Thursday evening, including one along the 1800 block of Boas Street, just a few blocks from the outage along Arsenal Boulevard.
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