Con Edison Cuts Power to 1,200 Brooklyn Customers as Heat Wave Triggers Manhole Fire
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Updated · News 12 Brooklyn · Jul 4
Con Edison Cuts Power to 1,200 Brooklyn Customers as Heat Wave Triggers Manhole Fire
2 articles · Updated · News 12 Brooklyn · Jul 4
Summary
More than 1,200 Con Edison customers across Brooklyn lost power Friday, with over 400 still out in Bushwick after a weather-related manhole fire reported shortly after midnight.
Dangerously high temperatures strained the electric grid, and Con Edison said some customers may not get service back until 11 p.m. Saturday as crews work through extreme heat.
Willoughby Avenue residents said the outage became a severe hardship during the heat wave, pushing neighbors to share extension cords and sending others to parks, pools and beaches.
Con Edison also reduced voltage in parts of New York City and urged customers to conserve electricity to protect the system and avoid additional outages.