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Power Outage Reported on Zimpher Lane

Eighteen PPL customers on Zimpher Lane in Hellertown borough were without power as of about 9 p.m.

Eighteen PPL customers on Zimpher Lane in Hellertown borough were without power as of about 9 p.m., according to the company website's Outage Center map.

A Patch reader said "nobody knows" what caused the outage in the borough's north end, but added that he hopes the problem is quickly fixed.

"[I] hope they get it on soon. I have children," Joe Fleming commented.

Another resident without power, Lori Vatter Bray, said PPL estimated that service would be restored to the neighborhood at around 10:30 p.m.

At 9 p.m. the temperature at Lehigh Valley International Airport was just 13 degrees, according to National Weather Service data.


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