Power restored in Lower Paxton

(WHTM) – Nearly 1,700 PPL Electric Utilities customers in Dauphin County were without power after a gusty storm rolled through the area Saturday afternoon.

The Allentown-based utility said 1,689 customers were without power in Lower Paxton Township, east of Harrisburg around of 2:20 p.m. Saturday.

The cause was listed as a tripped breaker or blown fuse and crews expected to have power restored by 5:30 p.m.

Power was restored around 2:45 p.m., however.

No other significant outages were reported by PPL, FirstEnergy, or its subsidiaries in the Midstate.

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