Downed power lines cause large outage in Barnstable

BARNSTABLE – Downed electrical wires caused a large power outage in the town of Barnstable including parts of Hyannis. Barnstable Firefighters responded to the area of Thornton Drive and Kidd’s Hill Road about 7:30 AM. Hyannis Firefighters were busy checking fire alarms tripped by the outage. As of 8:30 AM, the Eversource map showed 637 customers without power. CWN is checking with Eversource spokesperson Priscilla Ress did not say what caused the wire to come down.