BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Thousands in Allegheny County spent hours without power due to downed wires on Sunday.
West Penn Power’s outage map showed that, initially, around 8 a.m., approximately 4,000 people were without power in Upper St. Clair and Bethel Park. Power was fully restored by 2:30 p.m.
The Bethel Park Police Department said the widespread outage was due to multiple wires being down. A West Penn Power crew tells Channel 11 a car hit a utility pole around 7:30 a.m., shearing it and bringing down wires.
Several roads are closed because of the incident, including Bethel Church Road between Drake and Alton, and McMurray Road in front of St. Louise Church.
All Bethel Park facilities, including the community center, are also closed because of the outage.
Police have not said when roads may reopen.
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