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Brainerd was in the dark for 30 minutes
Posted: Thursday, February 04, 2010
A good portion of the city of Brainerd was in the dark for a half-hour Wednesday morning as a result of a power outage.
A breaker at a main substation failed Wednesday morning leaving part of Brainerd without power for a half-hour. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
Tom Phelps, Brainerd Public Utilities superintendent, said a breaker went out at the main substation located off Crow Wing County Road 117 near the county fairgrounds. The city shares the power station with Minnesota Power. Phelps said workers were able to bypass the breaker to restore power to the areas in west, west central, northeast and southeast portions of Brainerd.
The power went out about 9:05 a.m. and was restored about 9:35 a.m.