PENN HILLS, Pa. — Power is almost completely restored after around 1,500 Duquesne Light customers woke up without power.
“We actually woke up about 7:30 and realized that the power had been out for a little while,” said Erin Conrad.
It’s not what anyone wants to wake up to -- especially on Thanksgiving Day.
This is the first year Erin and Rob Conrad can’t spend the holiday with their family.
“It was really, really disappointing to know that there was a possibility that our entire day had been destroyed,” Conrad said.
“Really upset basically because this is the first year I’m cooking and my first time cooking a turkey. We got a really nice turkey and it would’ve been a really big disappointment to have to throw it away,” Rob Conrad said.
This is why the power went out: A Verizon utility pole fell right onto Leechburg Road in Penn Hills, likely due to weather. But we’re told the utility pole may have already been in bad shape a couple of weeks ago when a car crashed into it.
The utility pole fell onto the same road the fire department is located; they lost power, but thankfully it didn’t interfere with emergency calls.
We were there as crews quickly began making repairs -- easing the fears of so many families who thought their turkey dinner would be ruined.
“I think we will be able to salvage it hopefully so we will see. It’s a pretty big turkey,” Rob Conran said. “Par for the course for 2020. Yeah 2020 par for the course.”
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