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Officials: Underground Fire Leaves Residents Without Power In Center City

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — PECO crews will work throughout the night to restore power in Center City after an underground fire knocked Wednesday. Smoke could be seen pouring out of a manhole at 16th and Cherry Streets.

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About 60 customers don't have power right now.

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The majority of the outages are scattered between 15th to 20th Streets and JFK Boulevard to Race Street.

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Underground equipment issue sparked Wednesday's fire, according to PECO officials.

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