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Power restored in Covington after fire at substation

The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Credit: Covington Police Department
Fire at a Cleco substation in Covington on Tuesday, July 25.

COVINGTON, La. — Power was restored after a fire at a Cleco substation off Phillip Drive near Ronald Reagan Highway. 

An image on the Covington Facebook page showed flames shooting out from the substation. Covington Police said the fire department was on the scene.

Cleco said that the power went out at about 7:15 p.m. Many of the customers had powered restored by 10 p.m., but on Cleco's outage page, it said restoration to those who are still out was expected shortly before 3 a.m.

The cause of the fire has not been determined. 

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