Valley News Dispatch

Power outages reported in Plum, Ross, Lower Burrell

Chuck Biedka
By Chuck Biedka
1 Min Read Feb. 7, 2019 | 7 years Ago
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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.


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