Downed power lines blamed for power outages in Montgomery, Greene

Collapsed power lines -- because of an equipment failure in one location and fallen trees in another -- knocked out power to an estimated 238 Dayton Power & Light customers Monday afternoon.

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Crews are on scene at both sites and electric service for those affected areas is expected to be restored between 9:30 and 10 p.m., said Kelly Millhouse, DP&L operations director.

In Montgomery County, a broken brace on a pole that holds a span of wires in the air failed in Vandalia sometime after 3:30 p.m., causing an outage for 31 customers in an area that extends to Barbarosa Drive and Fairsmith Avenue in Harrison Twp., Millhouse said.

In Greene County, trees in ground made soft because the rain in the area fell onto a span of wires in the Yellow Springs and Clifton areas, cutting off power to 207 customers about 5 p.m., she said.

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