YNN.com

Ithaca / Cortland

Change region

  65º

You are not signed in  |  Sign in here  |  Help

You're viewing a lite version of ynn.com

Time Warner Cable customers: Sign in with your TWC ID for video access.

Get my TWC ID. | Get TWC service. | Read the FAQ.

08/08/2012 07:43 PM

Transformer fire left people temporarily without power in DeWitt

By: Web Staff

  To view our videos, you need to
enable JavaScript. Learn how.
install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.

Then come back here and refresh the page.

ONONDAGA COUNTY, N.Y. -- National Grid confirms over 600 customers were left without power after a transformer fire in the Town of DeWitt.

The fire happened on Terrace Drive between Landsdowne Road and East Genesee Street and caused the outage just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

National Grid says roughly 650 customers were left without electricity for about 30 minutes. They believe it was a malfunction that caused the fire, but crews are investigating the cause.