PALMETTO, Ga. — The city of Palmetto said in an update that power has been restored to the city. This comes after a fallen tree caused a major power outage that has lasted several hours.
A Channel 2 photographer on the scene saw that the power had been restored.
The tree fell across transmission lines along Collinsworth Road, which cut power to “most residential and many commercial areas in Palmetto,” the city said.
Georgia Power worked on “extensive” repairs to the transmission line, the city said in a social media post.
Palmetto’s Electric, Fire, Police, and Public Works departments responded to the power outage and put out a fire caused by the downed lines. They remained on the scene to assist.
The power outage came during one of the hottest days of the year so far.
Cooling centers were made available for those who needed out of the heat.
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