CLEARFIELD – An individual who was cutting a tree down Sunday afternoon dropped the tree on an electric line causing a power outage that affected about 180 Penelec customers for almost 4 hours.
According to Penelec Area Manager John Shimko, the tree contacted a 7,200-volt power line and broke a pole just before 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Penelec crews were called to the scene and replaced the broken pole and repaired the downed power line. Service was restored to all customers at 8:50 p.m.
Penelec reminds customers to stay away from downed wires and to contact Penelec immediately at 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877).