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There have been reports of a manhole fire with customer outages at 655 W.190th St. Con Edison is on site making repairs. I'll provide you with updates as I receive them. The nearest cooling center to impacted areas is located at 650 W 187th Street at the Washington Heights NSC and is accessible to disabled New Yorkers

UPDATE:

NYC Emergency Management is responding to a power outage in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan. Information is below:
· CIG Con Edison reports there is a power outage impacting approximately 750 customers in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan.
· The outage was caused by a manhole fire. The area is serviced by underground lines.
· Con Edison is on scene conducting an investigation.
· These are the boundaries within the outage area:
North - Fort George Hill
South - West 190th Street
West - Wadsworth Avenue
East - Wadsworth Terrace
· There are no critical care facilities or sensitive location customers impacted at this time.
· NYPD is on-scene for traffic conditions.
· The NYCEM population estimate for this area is under review.
· Con Edison reports there is no estimated time for restoration.
· NYCEM operations continue.
· A Notify NYC message was issued by NYC Emergency Management at 8:07 am. with boundaries included and information provided as “To report a loss of electric service, contact Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633. If you are affected by an outage, turn off all appliances, avoid downed and hanging power lines, and keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed to prevent food spoilage. Do not use generators indoors. If you are having a life threatening medical emergency and need immediate assistance, please dial 9-1-1.

Report power outages to Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633 or, if you have a speech or hearing impairment, report outages to 1-800-642-2308.”

UPDATE 2:

ConEdison has communicated an estimated that service will be restored by 7pm

LATEST UPDATE:

ConEdison has communicated that they expect power to return at 3pm today. Stay cool 190th