SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - More than 1,100 residents were without power in Somerville on Friday due to a blown transformer, city officials said.
The transformer is located near Union Square and the malfunction has cut power to about 1,144 Eversource customers as of 5 p.m., according to a tweet issued by the City of Somerville.
The outages are mostly concentrated near the intersection of Summer and School streets.
A transformer has blown in the Union Square area. Eversource reports roughly 1,144 customers w/out power at the moment, mostly concentrated near Summer & School intersection. Outage map here – https://t.co/C8KFvodz08 https://t.co/ldsRJa3gaE
— City of Somerville (@SomervilleCity) March 20, 2020
It is unclear when power will be restored to the area.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s outage map can be accessed here.
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