Hundreds Lose Power From Walnut Hill To Barrineau Park; Second Outage In McDavid

August 19, 2018

Escambia River Electric Cooperative reported about 430 members without power Sunday morning from Barrineau Park north to Walnut Hill.

The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the report of a power line smoking at 7020 Highway 97 near the Walnut Hill Mennonite School about 11 a.m. They discovered smoke coming from a fuse on a utility pole.

A second unrelated outage involving about 130 customers  from McDavid to Bluff Springs was reported about 1 p.m.

The power was restored by mid-afternoon.

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