Accidents and fires resulted in over 2,000 power outages in Westfield

WESTFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – An accident in Westfield has left several thousand people without power.

Westfield Gas and Electric said the accident on Ponders Hollow Road left 2,200 customers without power while emergency crews worked to investigate the scene. They added that the crash then led to “subsequent fires,” adding that there was a brush fire on Ponder's Hollow Road.

Officials hope to reduce the outage to just the area of ​​Loomis Ridge and Ponders Hollow Road within an hour and will then begin restoration work.

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