Power was restored in the Fayetteville area after about 4,600 people were left in the dark Tuesday.
Service to all customers was restored by 4 a.m. Wednesday, said Phil Moye, spokesman for Appalachian Power.
Sometime after noon Tuesday, a heavy equipment operator clearing land for a construction company in the Ames Heights area pushed a tree into a major transmission line, bringing the line down and damaging equipment, Moye said.
Fayette County emergency officials opened a shelter at the Church of God multipurpose building in Fayetteville. A vehicle accident was reported at the U.S. 19 and Court Street intersection, where traffic lights were not working. Two other traffic lights on U.S. 19 in Fayetteville were also out.
— Amelia A. Pridemore
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Power restored after Fayetteville outage
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