Multiple buildings in downtown New Bedford, including City Hall and the Main Free Public Library, were evacuated Wednesday morning after a gas leak was detected.
Eversource line and tree crews, working non-stop alongside hundreds of out-of-state utility workers from as far as Florida, Arizona, and Louisiana, continue working to restore power to hundreds-of-thousands of customers following yesterday’s latest round of severe weather.
As blizzard conditions knocked out power to about a quarter million Massachusetts homes and businesses Tuesday, power crews were kept out of bucket trucks and away from power lines by heavy snow and high winds. One utility says it could be days until power is fully restored.
Most residents on the Southcoast that are still without electricity should see their power restored by tonight, although some exceptions may be possible.
Together with hundreds of private tree and line crews, Eversource employees have converged on Southeastern Massachusetts, with the goal of substantially completing the restoration effort by Tuesday evening.
The high winds are knocking out power all over the Southcoast and the local flooding isn't helping either. Here are the outage maps you need to stay on top of the storm.
A powerful Nor'easter developing off the Atlantic coast is expected to bring damaging winds, flooding and beach erosion to our area.
Forecasters say there is a big punch coming with the coastal low, threatening places from Long Island to Boston and the Southcoast...