Video captures moment power returns on 44th and 9th Ave. in Manhattan. (Video by anna_marcuss)
Power was returning to the heart of New York City after a major outage impacted an estimated 72,000 customers, mostly in Manhattan's midtown and Upper West Side areas.
Con Edison CEO John McAvoy told reporters late Saturday that power in five of six neighborhoods impacted by the outage was already back and remaining customers should have their power restored by midnight. As he spoke in midtown, a flash of lights came on, and people on the street cheered. McAvoy said the outage started about 6:47 p.m. with an"event" that will be the subject of investigation. The CEO said summer warmth, which can overload power grids with energy demand, was not the source.The outage disrupted life for thousands in the Big Apple. The city's transit authorityIt came on the anniversary of the, which led to rioting and looting. That outage started July 13 and ended the next day.
"We are working with Con Edison to determine the root cause of the ongoing power failure, which is affecting Midtown and the Upper West Side," the New York City Transit AuthorityA senior city official with direct knowledge of the matter says it appears the outage was caused by a transformer fire. The New York City Fire Department tweeted it was at the scene of a transformer fire on West 64th Street.
is on scene of a transformer fire at W 64 St and West End Ave. Members are responding to reports of numerous stuck elevators that are occupied, but there are currently no patients reported.
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