Power Outage, Smoke Smell

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About 2,800 Penelec customers experienced a power outage that lasted about 3 minutes last night.

Penelec Communications Manager Linda Routzahn says the outage started at about 11:15 p.m., but they don’t know exactly what caused it. She says high voltage circuits locked out, and some of the causes could be a fallen tree limb or animal contact.

She says it affected mostly the downtown Bradford area, but surrounding areas may have seen their lights flicker, or may have had other brief interruptions in power.

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If you’re wondering why you woke up to the smell of smoke this morning, we have the answer.

Bradford City Fire Department Captain Matt Rettger tells us, "They are doing a land clearing at Glendorn, and the smoke is lingering in the valley."

Rettger says it is a controlled burn.

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