Route 134 in Dennis closed after utility pole fire as high winds continue to cause power outages across the Cape

Dennis Police/CWN

DENNIS – Dennis Police report that there was a pole fire across the street from The Lost Dog Pub. As a result, Route 134 is closed while the power company evaluates the situation. The road is closed in both directions as the overhead wires are in danger of coming down. 750 Customers lost power due to this incident, apparently caused by the high winds.

ORLEANS – Falling tree limbs were blamed for an outage affecting 1.600 electric customers in Orleans.

MASHPEE: High winds were the apparent culprit in a power outage affecting 633 customers in parts of Mashpee and Marstons Mills.

BREWSTER – About 3:45 PM 563 customers in Brewster lost power. Eversource blamed equipment damage for the outage.

Provincetown Police/CWN

PROVINCETOWN – Sometime after 5:30 PM, 720 Eversource customers lost power in Provincetown. The utility company said falling limbs were to blame. Provincetown Police reported wires were down on Alden Street prompting the closure of the roadway.
With the exception of the Dennis, the other outages above had been restored.

By 8 PM all larger outages had been restored with only isolated customers still out.

Shortly after 8 PM, 375 customers lost power in Marstons Mills, reportedly from falling tree limbs.Line crews were able to quickly restore the outage.



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