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# 42 Homes Without Power After Electrical Fire In Midwood
- URL: https://bklyner.com/42-homes-without-power-after-electrical-fire-in-midwood-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2015-09-01T16:36:32.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-01T16:36:32.000Z
- Author: Alex Ellefson
- Tags: avenue n, East 7th Street, electrical fire, fire department, #API-Imported

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At least 42 homes in Midwood are without power due to an electrical fire that occurred just before midnight on Monday evening, according to a spokesperson for Con Edison.

The FDNY says a smoking manhole was reported near the intersection of East 7th Street and Avenue N at 11:29pm. Emergency responders put out the fire, which knocked out power on the block, within a half an hour. Video taken by [Midwood – Flatbush New Blog founder Mike Wright](https://www.facebook.com/midwoodnewsnet/videos/vb.178373932353290/400605296796818/?type=3&theater) show neighbors wandering in the darkened streets with flashlights.

Con Edison said they expect to restore power by 3pm. But the energy company may have to close a section of Avenue N while workers replace the burnt cable.

Several other electrical fires have caused power outages in nearby neighborhoods this summer, including an overheated cable that [knocked out power at the Kings Bay Y](/breaking-power-out-on-nostand-avenue-kings-bay-y-cancels-most-programs/) and an electrical fire in the basement of a [seven-story building on Avenue Z](/two-hospitalized-by-electrical-fire-on-avenue-z/) that sent two people to the hospital.