Power restored after outage in downtown B’ham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Officials with Alabama Power confirmed around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening that power had been restored to the part of the city affected.

Power has been restored to a section of downtown Birmingham following the small fire in our underground network. We appreciate the patience of our customers who were affected by the outage and the first responders who supported the restoration.
— alabamapower (@alabamapower) June 26, 2019

City officials asked people to avoid driving in downtown Birmingham Wednesday afternoon as the power outage caused traffic headaches.

Power was out for a large portion of the north side of downtown Birmingham because of an electrical vault fire.

The outage caused traffic lights to be out in the affected area, which included 1st Avenue South to 9th Avenue North and 18th Street to Richard Arrington Blvd. N.

Power is off in a significant portion of the north side of downtown due to an electrical vault fire. Traffic lights are off in the entire affected area. Traffic is incredibly congested. There is no ETA to have the problem resolved.
— Birmingham Fire (@bham_fire) June 26, 2019

Affected areas include:

North/South: 1st Avenue South to 9th Avenue North
East/West: 18th street to Richard Arrington Blvd North

Stay tuned for updates.
— City of Birmingham (@cityofbhamal) June 26, 2019

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