A collision on Richmond Street in Chatham appears to be the cause of a Friday afternoon power outage.
The lights went off in Chatham's south end around 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The original number of Entegrus customers without power was estimated around 1,000. However, customers were not without power for long as the estimated restoration time was pegged at 5 p.m.
Details regarding the severity of the collision are unknown at this time.
There is a motor vehicle accident on Richmond St in #Chatham, police are on site. Please use caution in this area. Crews are working to restore power, ETR is 1 hour. Thanks for your patience.
— Entegrus Inc. (@Entegrus) April 12, 2019
