The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Local News

December 3, 2008

Power restored after Fayetteville outage

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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