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Power restored in downtown Baton Rouge after electrical fire causes hours-long outage

5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago Friday, October 19 2018 Oct 19, 2018 October 19, 2018 1:19 PM October 19, 2018 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A part of downtown Baton Rouge was without power for much of the day as crews responded to an underground electrical fire Friday.

Entergy tells WBRZ the outage was due to underground cables that were damaged by a "non-Entergy contractor." Officials say the incident also sparked an electrical fire underground.

Portions of Main Street, Laurel, Florida, Convention, North Boulevard, and St. Louis Street were left in the dark for hours. Several businesses, including the River Center were without power as a result.

The mayor's office says City Hall and City Court have also been closed for the day.

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