Georgia Power says it may be a few weeks until they know the exact cause of an underground electrical explosion in Savannah’s downtown tourist district Monday morning. By 8pm last night, power had been restored to most if not all of remaining areas that had been without electricity since the blast--two of the city’s biggest hotels and the City Market complex were among the remaining areas to get electricity back.
The underground explosion around 8:45am Monday morning happened near Savannah’s City Hall and the tourist district of River Street. The blast blew-out a few manhole covers and sparked a handful of small fires, along with the knockout of electricity. Jeff Wilson of Georgia Power says this is the second underground explosion to hit the same area of Savannah’s downtown in four months. Georgia Power is a few months into a multi-year, 50-million dollar project to upgrade Savannah’s underground power grid.
The underground explosion around 8:45am Monday morning happened near Savannah’s City Hall and the tourist district of River Street. The blast blew-out a few manhole covers and sparked a handful of small fires, along with the knockout of electricity. Jeff Wilson of Georgia Power says this is the second underground explosion to hit the same area of Savannah’s downtown in four months. Georgia Power is a few months into a multi-year, 50-million dollar project to upgrade Savannah’s underground power grid.
