UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): Residents near 50th and Hazel, who lost their power last night, reported another power outage this morning, around 11:30 a.m. Power was restored by 12:30 p.m., according to a West Philly Local reader report.
11:09 a.m.: A blown transformer near 50th and Cedar caused power outage that left over 100 residents, PECO customers, without heat on one of the coldest nights of the year. The power outage happened on Wednesday night between 9:30 and 10 p.m. PECO crews responded, but power didn’t come back until 6 a.m. this morning, CBS Philly reports. Houses on and around 50th Street between Hazel and Cedar Avenues were affected by the outage.
The temperatures fell below 10 degrees last night. A shelter was set up at the Samuel B. Huey Elementary School at 52nd and Pine for those who needed relief from the cold.
If you or someone you know were affected by this power outage please leave a comment.
January 23rd, 2014 at 11:43 am
it just went out again!
January 23rd, 2014 at 11:56 am
Im at 50th and hazel. we bundled up last night and were ok but the power just went again around 11:30am, which is certainly cause for concern.
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Power is back on now!
January 23rd, 2014 at 11:40 pm
Near 50th and Cedar. It was super cold and when my boyfriend went to talk to the police about what happened they were super rude and turned on the siren at him. Our house got down to 49 degrees and we slept under many many blankets and snuggled close!