More than 1,000 without power in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — More than 1,000 United Illuminating customers are without power in the city Saturday night after wires came down.

UI already has a crew en route to the scene, but there was no estaimted arrival time.

The outage was reported at 7:43 p.m., according to UI. Estimated restoration to the 1,064 customers without power is expected to be by 9:45 p.m.

Fire officials responded to the area after a resident called in hearing a loud bang and noticed wires down outside. Fire units confirmed wires down and relayed the pole number to the dispatcher to share with UI. Police units were asked to respond to block off the area to traffic until repairs are handled.

The problem that caused the outages is in the area of Madison Avenue, Goldenroad Avenue and Ruth Street.

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