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Power outage after bird strike

April Shepherd

AROUND 950 homes and businesses in Broken Hill were left without power from 6am on Thursday after a bird strike near Alma Oval. Essential Energy said network protection equipment operated automatically after detecting the fault. “It keeps customers safe until crews can investigate,” a spokesperson said. “Crews set about patrolling the electricity network in south […]

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