POWER OUTAGE CLARIFICATION
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 -- 11:32 AM
A vehicle ran into a power pole causing a major headache around Neillsville Monday.Over 1,100 Xcel Energy customer lost power for hours.
The lights went out in Neillsville at around 9 a.m.
We were initially told by the power company that power had been restored by 11:30 a.m. Actually, only 20-percent of those customers had power as of 11:30. Power was restored to most of the city by 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon.
An Xcel spokesperson says the power line, located on West 5th Street, was a main feeder for most of Neillsville.
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