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Power Cut in Wilkes-Barre after Gas Line Break

UPDATE: Power in Wilkes-Barre is back on after about 45 minutes. Fire officials tell @WNEP a utility company hit a gas line. PPL was asked by UGI to cut the pow...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- A section of downtown Wilkes-Barre was without power after crews struck a gas main Tuesday morning.

PPL crews were forced to shut off the power as a precaution after the gas main was damaged by construction crews, according to city firefighters.

Power was restored by about 10:45 a.m.

There is no word on repairs to the gas line.

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