ALLIANT ENERGY IS BLAMING A CONTINUING EQUIPMENT FAILURE IN THE MIDDLETOWN-WEST BURLINGTON AREA LATE LAST(THUR) NITE FOR A POWER OUTAGE OF MORE THAN 400 CUSTOMERS.
ALL BUT FOUR OF THOSE HAD THEIR ELECTRICITY BACK BY ABOUT 1 AM, BUT THEN ANOTHER FAILURE KNOCKED OUT POWER TO ABOUT 2-THOUSAND WEST BURLINGTON AND MIDDLETOWN CUSTOMERS.
ALL BUT THE SAME FOUR…INCLUDING A CONVENIENCE STORE AND A BANK…WERE BACK UP BY AROUND 7:20 THIS(FRI) MORNING.
