WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - Utility crews have turned off power in downtown Wilkes-Barre due to a gas leak Wednesday night.
Firefighters told 28/22 News officials shut down power in and around the Wilkes-Barre area while they investigate a gas leak near Public Square.
Customers, businesses feeling impact of mall outage
According to PPL, over 3,700 customers across the Wilkes-Barre area were without power starting shortly before 9:00 p.m.
While power has been restored for some, around 50 customers still remain in the dark. PPL says crews are hoping to have power fully restored sometime Thursday morning.
The office of Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown released a statement about the incident just before 10:30 p.m.
"The City of Wilkes-Barre’s Mayor’s Office is announcing an alert of a Natural Gas leak on Public Square at West Market Street. UGI and PPL are working together to resolve the issue. Power has been shut off around Public Square as the problem is addressed. UGI is working to resolve the issue, but an estimated time of complete restoration is not available. Please avoid the area." a spokesperson said.
This outage is also impacting the 28/22 News station and we are unable to broadcast a signal at this time. We will post updates on the situation as they become available.
