PHILIPSBURG--Several districts were gripped by a lengthy power outage on Wednesday, in some areas more than five hours.
“Due to the weather [heavy wind, rain and thunderstorms – Ed.], it is taking our team longer than expected to locate the exact fault on the cable,” GEBE media relations officer Paula Gordon said in a statement issued after 8:00pm. “Outages such as these are unpredictable and the safety of our staff is also a top priority in weather such as this. Once the weather permits our team will ensure restoration to all the affected areas.”
GEBE said late Wednesday that a fault had been located on a cable that feeds Dutch Quarter, Belvedere and parts of Oyster Pond and surrounding areas, resulting in the outage.
Electricity was restored close to 10:00pm in some areas.
The company apologised for the longer-than-normal outage in affected areas.
