Power outages reported in Plum, Ross, Lower Burrell
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At least 130 Duquesne Light customers in Plum lost electric service starting at about 8:30 p.m., spokesman Gerald Lucci said.
The outage was caused by an underground cable failure at Kellywood Estates.
Crew discovered that the outage was caused by a fallen tree, Lucci said. He said service could be restored by midnight.
Also, more than 50 customers without service in Ross, according to the company’s web site at 10 p.m.
A cause wasn’t reported.
Separately, West Penn Power said there was an outage for about 35 customers along Kentucky Drive in Lower Burrell.
A spokesman said a repair crew was sent there. No other information was available.
Chuck Biedka is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Chuck at 724-226-4711, cbiedka@tribweb.com or via Twitter @ChuckBiedka.