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Over 700 Homes, Businesses Lose Power Tuesday Night
August 20, 2014
High winds as thunderstorms moved through the area Tuesday night left over 700 North Escambia area homes and businesses without power for several hours.
About 230 homes were left without power when a tree fell on a line along Highway 97 near Pilgrim Trail about 8:30 p.m. That plunged homes in the Highway 97, White Ash Road, Pine Circle Drive, Chaudron Road and Pilgrim Trail subdivision areas into the dark. The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue was dispatched to the scene due to a grass fire sparked by the power lines. Power was restored in the area by midnight.
Just before 9 p.m., nearly 500 homes and businesses along East Kingfield Road from Highway 29 to Riddle Road lost power. The outage included homes on a portion Tate Road, Pompano Street, Stallion Road, Pine Forest Road, Cricket Ridge Drive. Ryale Road, Filly Road, and Staff Drive. Power was restored in the area by 12:30 a.m.
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Thank you to Gulf Power employees who work hard, quick and safe to keep us with the blessing of electricity.