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LIPA Reports Outside Contractor Responsible for Power Outage
About 4,500 residents from Carle Place, Garden City Park and Mineola affected in Feb. 18 blackout.
The Long Island Power Authority has confirmed that an outside contractor was responsible for 4,500 residents losing power last Monday.
According to a LIPA spokesperson at about 11:50 a.m. on Feb. 18, an outside contractor was working near the tracks at the Carle Place Long Island Railroad station when they hit an underground cable that triggered a circuit to open.
The outage affected residents in Mineola, Garden City park and Carle Place.
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The crews were reportedly installing a guy anchor which steadies and helps keep utility poles upright.
The LIPA spokesperson stated that the utility was able to switch loads and restore power to 2,900 residents within 5 minutes. Power was restored to all customers by 45 minutes after the incident.
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