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VIDEO: Electricity arcs on Wilkes-Barre power lines

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As power outages are impacting many in Pennsylvania, electricity was seen arcing across power lines in the Diamond City.

Sean Mellner shared with 28/22 News footage taken in South Wilkes-Barre of the blue light burning across a powerline twice.

This happened Sunday afternoon in the area of South Pennsylvania Boulevard and High Street.

Power outages impact thousands across PA

Mellner says it happened as the electricity had already gone on and off a dozen times.

Power outages impact thousands across PA

(WBRE/WYOU) — As rain and winds impacted the central and northeastern part of the state, thousands across Pennsylvania experienced power outages Sunday evening.

As of 9:30 p.m., over 7,500 customers across Pennsylvania were experiencing power outages, according to PPL. As of 8:30 a.m., Monday, that number dropped to about 5,000 customers.

You can check PPL's outage map online for more information.

According to Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, almost 300 of their customers experienced power outages Sunday night.

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