Power Restored in Cobleskill After Transformer Fire
Nearly 2,000 customers were left without power on a cold Friday night in Cobleskill, New York.
A transformer fire at the National Grid substation on South Grand Street caused the outage, with
a "large popping noise" reported before the main transformer caught fire.
- Nearly 1,500 customers in Schoharie County were affected.
- Most traffic lights in the town were without power for much of the afternoon and evening.
Power has since been restored to all affected communities by National Grid.
The cause of the transformer fire remains under investigation.
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Author's summary: Power restored in Cobleskill after transformer fire affects 2000 customers.