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Columbia outages caused by power trip at substation

By Madison Fleck

December 13, 2019 8:06 PM

Published December 13, 2019 7:55 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Power and Light posted on Friday that a power trip at a substation caused multiple power outages.

Utility workers said a circuit at the Rebel Hill substation tripped three other circuits and caused traffic lights to go out around town. Crews bypassed an underground cable to restore the power, according to a post.

BOONE CO JOINT COM: Broadway/Hwy 63 and towards downtown, Multiple stop lights out. Use caution, avoid area if possible
— Boone County Joint Communications (@BCJC911) December 13, 2019

One of the outages was reported on Old Highway 63 and Broadway at about 7:30 a.m. Friday. Lights were back on in the area by 8 a.m.

Joint Communications later issued an alert about power being out at Stadium Boulevard and Tiger Avenue adjacent to the University of Missouri campus.

BOONE CO JOINT COM: Power outage continuing at Stadium and Tiger creating a traffic hazard due to traffic signal outages. Use caution, avoid area if possible.
— Boone County Joint Communications (@BCJC911) December 13, 2019

The Columbia power outage map showed more than 100 customers were without power in the area. Crews have been assigned to restore power.

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