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UPDATE: Power Back On in Corvallis, Philomath, Parts of Albany

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Power customers in two counties spent hours in the dark, but reports indicate that all power has been restored.

(CORVALLIS) - More than 42-thousand utility customers in Linn and Benton counties including the cities of Albany, Corvallis and Philomath went hours without power today.

The power went out at about 2:50 PM Wednesday afternoon.

Pacific Power spokeswoman Bekki Witt says the outage was been traced to a transmission substation, where crews repaired the problem.

Pacific Power customers without power should call 1 (877) 548-3768 to report outages.

UPDATE: Power Back On in Corvallis, Philomath, Parts of Albany

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