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UI: One Household in Fairfield Without Power [UPDATE]
The outage map shows one customer remains in the dark after nearly 1,600 United Illuminating customers were without power earlier today.
Update, 7:28 p.m.
United Illuminating is reporting that one customer remains without power in Fairfield as of 7:21 p.m.
Power is expected to be restored within the hour.
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Update, 4:45 p.m.
United Illuminating is reporting that there are 594 customers without power in Fairfield as of 4:29 p.m.
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The expected restoration time for a majority of the customers is 5:21 p.m., according to the utility company's outage map.
Update, 3 p.m.
United Illuminating is reporting that there are 625 customers without power in Fairfield as of 2:48 p.m.
Original Post
As of 1:45 p.m., 1,597 United Illuminating customers in Fairfield are without power, according to the utility company's outage map.
The main outage -- affecting 1,566 customers -- is due to primary wires down on Candlewood Road, off of Black Rock Turnpike.
UI expects the power to be restored in that area by 3:30 p.m.
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