Crime & Safety
Fire Causes Power Ourages In Hoboken, City Opens Cooling Centers
A fire has caused power outages to parts of Hoboken and will cause more, the city said. Cooling centers are open.
HOBOKEN, NJ — "Sporadic power outages" have been affecting various parts of Hoboken due to a tree fire that damaged power lines, the city said around 3 p.m. Wednesday.
PSEG is working to restore power as soon as possible, the city said.
Optimum cable also briefly reported a service interruption on Wednesday.
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The city of Hoboken has set up cooling centers at the following locations, they said:
- Hoboken High School Cafeteria, 800 Clinton St.
- ResilienCity Park Community Room, 1201 Madison St.
PSEG's outage map was showing only a few homes with no power, near Church Square Park at Fifth Street and Park Avenue.
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Those without power can report outages directly to PSEG by texting OUT to PSE&G at 4PSEG (47734), by calling 1-800-436-PSEG (7734), or by reporting it online at https://nj.pseg.com/outageandgasleaks
Meanwhile, a water line break may cause temporary service interruptions in downtown Hoboken, Veolia Water said. See that story here.
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