ACCIDENT CAUSES OUTAGE Accident in Huntington Causes Power Outage and Closes School
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Also Contributing: Tiersa Davis
Reported: Sep. 17, 2012 8:47 AM EDT
Updated: Sep. 17, 2012 9:19 AM EDT
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Huntington
, Cabell County
, West Virginia
An early morning accident in Cabell County caused a power outage and a school to close on Monday.
Cabell County dispatchers said it happened about 6 a.m. on Route 10 in Huntington when a vehicle hit a utility pole. Power was knocked out to the area and Appalachian Electric Power crews responded to the scene.
Cabell County Schools had to close Hite-Saunders Elementary for the day as a result of the power outage.
No one was injured in the accident.
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