NewsSeptember 27, 2012
Day finishes normally despite power outage at Cape Central High School
Cape Girardeau Central High School was without electricity Wednesday afternoon but officials say classes will continue as scheduled through the remainder of the day. Superintendent Dr. Jim Welker said the outage is believed to have been caused by a transformer that caught fire away from the school building and fire crews and school staff were still on the scene shortly after noon. No details on what may have caused the fire were yet available from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Central High School was without electricity Wednesday afternoon but classes remained in session through the day. Neil Glass, the Cape Girardeau School District director of administrative services, said a fire in the main power feed unit on the ground near the north end of the high school campus was believed to be the cause for the outage. Glass said the feed may have been struck by lightning recently but did not short out until Wednesday. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department and crews from Ameren Missouri responded quickly, according to Glass, and repair of the outage was estimated to take around four hours. Superintendent Jim Welker said Wednesday afternoon the school had running water but did not have phone service. Officials said they were confident power would be fully restored in time for the start of classes today.
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