Power restored for 8,000 in Mount Carmel, Centralia areas
By Kaylee Lindenmuth
MOUNT CARMEL, Northumberland County – Over 8,000 were reportedly without power in the Mount Carmel area of Northumberland County and the Centralia area of Columbia County this afternoon.
PP&L’s outage map showed a total of 8,005 customers were without power in a significant section of both counties, stretching from Kulpmont to Aristes, and Locust Gap to Natalie around 2:00pm today, and listings were updated to show power was restored around 2:17pm.
No cause was listed for any outage.
About 26 customers in Mount Carmel borough remained without power around 2:19pm, and PP&L estimated power would be restored by 5:30pm Thursday. Additionally, 4 remained without power in Wilburton, 11 in Natalie, 19 in Marion Heights, and 39 in Kulpmont.
If more information becomes available, we will pass it along to you.