ILong Valley, eNew Jersey-Abemi abangaphezu kwe-1,700 baseWashington Township balahlekelwe ngumbane ngoLwesine ekuseni xa isixhobo sokuthintela umbane esingasebenzi kakuhle sawisa i-circuit breaker.
Kungekudala emva kwentsimbi ye-9 kusasa ngoLwesine, uSodolophu uMatt Murello uxelele abalandeli bakhe beFacebook ukuba i-JCP&L iqhagamshelane naye malunga nokucinywa kombane kwabemi abamalunga ne-1,715 kwindawo yenkonzo yeSitishi saseNewburgh Road.
I-Ofisi yoLawulo lweeNgxamiseko zaseWashington Township yazise abemi malunga nentsimbi ye-9:15 kusasa ukuba kubekho ukwanda ukusukela oko kwasebenza uMurello, xa abathengi abayi-1,726 bachaphazeleka.
Malunga nentsimbi ye-10:05 kusasa, iphepha le-Facebook ledolophu lipapashe uhlaziyo oluthi bonke abemi abakwindawo evalwe umbane babuyisele umbane.
UMurello uthe wayenxibelelana ne-JCP&L waza waxelelwa ukuba kubekho isixhobo sokubamba umbane esabethwayo saza sonakala kancinci ngexesha lesiphango sokugqibela, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba isixhobo sokubamba umbane sikhubeke. Uthe i-JCP&L ibuyisele isixhobo sokubamba umbane kwakhona kwaye iceba ukutshintsha isixhobo sokubamba umbane kungekudala.