NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Thousands of people were left without power for hours in Lawrence County.
A FirstEnergy spokesperson says the outage initially impacted 6,000 customers and occurred after a crash around 11:40 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Atlantic and Madonna.
The crash caused “significant damage to electrical equipment.”
Crews began working to switch impacted customers to other circuits and repair the damage.
By 9 a.m., around 2,300 were without power. As of 10:45 a.m., fewer than 300 remained without service. Power had been fully restored by 7:30 a.m.
George Washington School was open as a warming center during the outage, with oxygen available for those who needed it.
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