LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - Lowell General Hosptial is running on generators after a fire damaged two major power lines in the Pawtucketville area on Monday night.
Electrical panels at the Cross River Center on Pawtucketville Boulevard burst into flame around 5:30 p.m. knocking out power to over 3,500 National Grid customers, according to a post on the Lowell Fire Department’s Twitter page.
Crews are on scene investigating the incident.
Power was restored in a couple of hours.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No one was injured.
There was a fire at the old MACOM building that has impacted two major power lines in the Pawtucketville area. No estimated time of restoration yet. NG is still assessing the situation. LGH is running on a generator so they will be the first priority. LPD is directing traffic.
— Lowell, MA OEM (@OEMLowell) October 7, 2019
The electric panels at Cross River Center were on fire this afternoon. National Grid shut off power to the building, while firefighters extinguished the fire with extinguishers. Great inter-agency teamwork, and no injuries!
— Lowell, Ma Fire Dept (@LowellFireDept) October 8, 2019
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