Update: Power outage in Montclair

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PSEG just confirmed power has been restored in Upper Montclair. During the outage, police were handling the intersections and everyone carefully

drove in the area.

Stores and restaurants lost power, so business was interrupted.

PSEG reported:

"At around 1:10 this afternoon, PSE&G crews responded to a damaged transformer at Lorraine Ave. and Valley Rd. in Montclair. We temporarily interrupted service to make repairs, which caused 178 customers to lose power. All customers were restored as of 1:40 p.m. The cause of the incident is under investigation."

Previous story at 1:12 p.m.:

A power outage is ongoing in Montclair. Avoid Upper Valley Road and Upper Montclair since lights are out. Updates asap.