JCP&L Investigating Power Surge in Point Boro

JCP&L is investigating a power surge that triggered fire alarms and sent volunteer firefighters zipping all over Point Borough on Thursday.

"We had about 50 calls from people in that area, so we sent our people to the  substation at Route 88 and Lynn Road and to check the two circuits out of that substation, to see if there was any problem with the circuits," said Pe​ter Johner, JCP&L area manager external affairs on Friday morning.

"We have not found what the problem is, we're still investigating," Johner said. "We've had people working all night long to see what caused this voltage problem."

Some customers reported they were having an outage.

"They were not actually having an outage, it was a surge or a voltage problem that was tripping breakers in some homes," Johner said. "We told them to make sure the breakers were all on."

If residents turned on breakers and there was still no power, that may mean there was damage to the breakers, Johner said.

"We're trying to find the cause of the surge," Johner said. "It could be something we never find, but we will continue to look until we find it."

Johner said he does not know exactly how many customers were affected.

Patch will update this story when more information becomes available from JCP&L or the police or fire departments, where Patch has left messages.

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