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Published: August 10, 2006
Blackout blamed on cut wire
MOORE - Authorities are blaming would-be copper thieves for a Wednesday afternoon blackout that left thousands of customers without power.
The break-in happened Wednesday at an Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. power substation in Moore, company spokesman Brian Alford said.
Copper wiring was cut, Alford said, which shut off power to about 3,800 customers in Moore and about 1,700 in Norman . Alford said it was...
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