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28/22 News back on the air after power outage

(WBRE/WYOU) - 28/22 News was off the air for several hours Wednesday due to a power outage in Wilkes-Barre.

A natural gas leak in downtown Wilkes-Barre caused utility crews to cut power to areas of of the Diamond City around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday.

Power turned off in downtown Wilkes-Barre due to gas leak

Due to the nature of this incident, WBRE and WYOU were not transmitting a broadcast signal, resulting in disruption of programming to viewers.

Power turned off in downtown Wilkes-Barre due to gas leak

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.

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