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Some Still Without Power In Parsippany, Township Urges Caution
JCP&L reported 4,583 outages in Parsippany on Tuesday evening.
PARSIPPANY, NJ — Most Parsippany residents who lost their power during Tuesday's thunderstorm now have it back. But 104 customers remain without electricity as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Stay away from downed power lines even if you think they're not carrying electricity, the township says.
Jersey Central Power & Light reported 4,583 outages in Parsippany — 19.08 percent of customers — at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officials closed several intersections because of lost power. Read more: 1 In 5 Lost Power In Parsippany, Police Set Up Detours
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More than 80,000 in New Jersey, including 25,000 in Morris County, lost power Tuesday.
Morris County has 7,399 customers without power as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, including 4,260 in Pequannock Township, according to JCP&L.
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To report outages, call JCP&L's hotline at 888-544-4877.
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