Power outage explained

Published 9:29 am Thursday, March 17, 2016

About 1,300 households in northern Albert Lea were without power for a little more than an hour Wednesday night after a tree limb fell on a power line near Green Lea Golf Course.

Power went out at about 8:10 p.m., and crews restored power by about 9:05 p.m., according to a Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services statement.

Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services members were encouraged to call in their power outages at 800-927-6201.

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