Power outage hits Geelong suburbs was blamed on duck, October 12 that is still affecting customers in central Geelong and surrounds. Let’s see what happened in detail.
What happened in Geelong suburbs?
Power outage hits Geelong suburbs: Power was restored across suburbs after midday.
A spokesperson from Power core has confirmed that a duck came in contact with the electricity network and activated a safety device on the network . Power core has been able to restore power to Geelong suburbs, however the duck did not survive the incident.
Meantime, a severe weather warning remains in place for the Geelong region, with moderate flooding expected Multiple traffic lights were also out around Geelong’s CBD. Thousands of homes and businesses across the Geelong, Waurn Ponds and Belmont area lost power on Wednesday morning after an unfortunate animal incident.
A Power core spokesperson said the outage took place just after 10am, which resulted in the loss of electricity to about 7,500 customers.
Areas affected by power core?
According to Power core’s live outage map on its website, the outage is affecting Geelong’s CBD, Newtown, South Geelong, Highton, Belmont, Wandana Heights, Marshall, Grovedale and Waurn Ponds.
The spokesperson said power was quickly restored to about 2,000 of those 7,500 customers, and crews were presently investigating the cause. Powercore will keep customers advised via its website, which states an estimated restoration time of 3pm, and the spokesperson said some customers would have their power restored before that time.
Meantime, a severe weather warning remains in place for the Geelong region, with moderate flooding expected.
Medico topics team is waiting for the upcoming weather reports, once we get the enough details will update in our page.
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