Update: Power Expected to be Restored by 2 p.m., Says PSE&G
Crews are on the scene of downed wires on Westfield Avenue and Grove Street.
This story was updated 12:10 p.m. to include comments from PSE&G spokesperson Kristine Snodgrass.
Approximately 200 Westfield residents are without power Tuesday after wires came down near the intersection of Westfield Avenue and Grove Street.
PSE&G spokesperson Kristine Snodgrass said crews are at the scene working on repairs and have made the area safe. She added that the cause of the downed wires was most likely weather-related.
Power is expected to be restored by 2 p.m. today, Snodgrass said.
Original:
Some Westfield residents are without power Tuesday morning after a transformer blew on Westfield Avenue and Grove Street.
Westfield Police and Fire Departments were at the scene shortly after 11 a.m. to block off the area.
Patch has contacted PSE&G to find out when power will be restored. This story will be updated as information becomes available.
JERSEY GIRL
12:16 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
weather related? really?
DB
12:32 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
ANOTHER power outage in Westfield?! Time for an official investigation into the terrible state of repairs on the power lines in our town (first off, check out the pole on the corner of Rahway Avenue and Shadowlawn Drive, which just cannot be safe. Its sure to snap under the weight of wires - its leaning and bending right over the road. Very dangerous for all the High School kids that walk past it every day.
Jersey Boy
2:22 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Yes Jersey Girl, weather related as in snow and ice infiltrating the transformer which caused the outage.
Dan Dougherty
7:56 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
This is the second time at this location in Three Years.