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UPDATE: Power Restored to Over 4,900 ECE Customers
UNDATED -- Over 4,900 people in central Minnesota were without power for about an hour on Saturday morning.
East Central Energy reported an outage around 11:00 a.m. affecting customers in the Milaca, Bock, Foreston, and Pease areas. The outage was believed to have been caused by a small animal.
East Central Energy says repair crews had the power back on right around noon.
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