Photo by Eric Tichy The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities said a problem with “circuits tripping” at its Dow Street substation caused a widespread electric outage Thursday from 8:53 a.m. to 9:19 a.m. Portions of Jamestown, Ellicott, West Ellicott, Celoron and Falconer were impacted by the outage. “Supervisors immediately isolated the trouble and were able to restore power in approximately a half hour,” the BPU said in a statement. As a result of the power outage, water pumps turned off, stirring the water. Discolored water can be expected to clear in 12 to 24 hours, the BPU said.

Photo by Eric Tichy

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities said a problem with “circuits tripping” at its Dow Street substation caused a widespread electric outage Thursday from 8:53 a.m. to 9:19 a.m. Portions of Jamestown, Ellicott, West Ellicott, Celoron and Falconer were impacted by the outage. “Supervisors immediately isolated the trouble and were able to restore power in approximately a half hour,” the BPU said in a statement. As a result of the power outage, water pumps turned off, stirring the water. Discolored water can be expected to clear in 12 to 24 hours, the BPU said.