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Posted: 3:35 AM Apr 27, 2009
Tree Branch The Culprit In Choco Blackout
From 7:40pm till 10:15pm Sunday night power was knocked out to many in Chocowinity because of a tree branch.
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Plenty of people in Beaufort County Sunday night experienced what WITN experienced and that would be a blackout!
A transformer near the meeting of Dixon Road and Highway 33 East caught fire.
Officials believe a tree branch fell on top of a main electrical line just after 7:40pm knocking out power to a large portion of Chocowinity and the surrounding area.
Progress Energy workers responded and according to their website power was restored by 10:15om.
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