Holyrood without power
Crews from Western Electric out of Ellsworth work to re-establish power to the city of Holyrood Feb. 22 in Holyrood./ I-R photograph by Mark McCoy.
HOLYROOD — Citizens of the city of Holyrood will be without power, water and sewer services for most of the day following an electrical sub-station failure early Monday morning in Holyrood.
Holyrood police chief Dave Chamberlain said the sub-station failed about 4 a.m. Holyrood crews were in the process of investigating the power failure at about 5 a.m. when Frank Vasquez, of 509 Charles Street (located behind the transformer station) informed the crews that he had a house fire.
The Holyrood Fire Department responded and put out the electrical fire. Units from the Ellsworth Fire Department also responded, since the city’s recently purchased emergency generator to pump water was still not on-line and the Holyrood Fire Department wanted to insure that it had enough water on hand to fight the house fire. The fire was extinguished with minimal structural damage.
Holyrood city crews were working to get water and sewer services on-line late Monday morning.
Crews from Western Electric out of Ellsworth are working to place a temporary transformer at the sub-station. Work is projected to be completed by late Monday afternoon.
Classes were still in session at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.
Read the story in the Feb. 25 edition of the I-R.
