Power has been restored to more than 4,000 people in Midtown who were left in the dark after an underground fire Monday night, according to officials and Georgia Power’s outage map.
Witnesses told arriving fire crews they heard explosions at 11th Street at Crescent Avenue, according to Atlanta fire. The area is near several apartments, businesses and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Fire officials said another witness reported that a manhole cover was blown off. Following an investigation, a small fire was found underground that was put out.
By Tuesday morning, the Georgia Power’s outage map showed fewer than five customers without power around Midtown.
The outage was because of an equipment failure, Georgia Power spokesperson Matthew Kent told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday.
Kent said he wasn’t sure the type of equipment or how it failed. But crews went to the scene to fix it and restore service to about 4,033 customers in the area.
Atlanta police said officers assisted with traffic control in the area.
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