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Owen’s Pub on 17th Avenue in North Wildwood was closed Saturday due to a fire Friday at an electrical substation on the island, but was preparing to reopen with the use of a large generator.
WILDWOOD — The cause of a fire at a substation Friday that temporarily knocked out power for about 24,000 customers in the area is still under investigation, Atlantic City Electric said Monday.
Power was restored early Sunday to all of the Wildwoods.
The restoration process involved bringing in temporary equipment, including large generators, and other out-of-state gear, Atlantic City Electric officials said.
“As we powered up these temporary devices, we were having to closely monitor the energy demands of customers on the system to ensure these devices can keep customers powered now,” company spokesperson Frank Tedesco said. “We also are aware of increasing temperatures in the coming days and are taking this into consideration as crews continue to balance customer demands with the capabilities of the temporary equipment across the island.”
The utility is working on permanent solutions to keep its customers powered, Tedesco said.
WILDWOOD — Atlantic City Electric customers in the Wildwoods remained without power Saturday…
“The safety of our customers, the community, emergency responders and our employees are always most important,” Tedesco said. “We know this has been a challenging event for our customers, and we thank them for their patience and understanding as we worked to restore service. We also thank our crews, operations teams and all the support personnel, including local contractors, who assisted in this effort.”
The fire originated about noon in the small, brick building on Lake Avenue. Police were first alerted to the blaze about 12:30 p.m. It was contained shortly after 1 p.m.
To fight the fire, the electric company shut down the substation.
“We’ve never had an incident like this before,” Valerie Ryzner, 59, of Wildwood Crest, said Friday.
Some customers endured further outages once the power came back on because of efforts to reroute electricity.
Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron on Friday feared the outage could persuade people to either leave the island or forgo their intended trip, leading to a loss of “hundreds of thousands of dollars” for local businesses during the height of the tourism season.
Bryon did not immediately return a request for comment Monday.
On July 8, 2023, Potito’s Bakery on 17th street in Wildwood still had no power since a blackout occurred due to a fire affecting a sub station on Oak and Susquehanna the afternoon of the day before.
Traffic lights throughout Wildwood were still out Saturday afternoon, like this corner of 16th Street.
On July 8, 2023, Owen’s Pub on 17th street in Wildwood was closed due to a fire at a substation on the island the day before, but preparing to reopen with the activation of a large generator.
Owen’s Pub on 17th Avenue in North Wildwood was closed Saturday due to a fire Friday at an electrical substation on the island, but was preparing to reopen with the use of a large generator.
On July 8, 2023, Rich and Linda’s Barbershop was one of many businesses in Wildwood with operations suspended, due to a fire at a substation the day before.
Roman and Katie Griko, owners of Crab Cakes R-Us, sit outside their closed business Saturday afternoon in Wildwood. The owners were monitoring a portable generator that was keeping their products cold, since the power went out the day before due to a fire at a substation on the island.
On July 8, 2023, Wildwood business owner and resident Jim Dietz, remarked that in the 4 years that he has run Jurassic Swirled ice cream parlor, he has never had to deal with a power outage like the one caused by yesterday’s fire at a substation.
Jim Dietz, and one of his employees, Casey Baltzer, 15, remarked that in the four years he has run Jurassic Swirled ice cream parlor, he has never had to deal with a power outage like the one caused by Friday’s fire at a substation.
On July 8, 2023, Wildwood business owner and resident Jim Dietz, standing by a generator lent to him by a friend that helped save his entire inventory, remarked that in the 4 years that he has run Jurassic Swirled ice cream parlor, he has never had to deal with a power outage like the one caused by yesterday’s fire at a substation.
On July 8, 2023, Beach Bums on New Jersey Ave. was one of the Wildwood business temporarily closed due to a fire at a substation the day before that caused a black out in the city.
On July 8, 2023, Wildwood business owner Jennifer McCormick, owner of Jenni Mac’s Snacks, just opened her doors for Memorial Day and was lucky to live just over on the mainland where she could transport her perishable foods till power could be restored, which eventually came on about 8 o’clock.
On July 8, 2023, Wildwood business owner Jennifer McCormick, owner of Jenni Mac’s Snacks, just opened her doors for Memorial Day and was lucky to live just over on the mainland where she could transport her perishable foods till power could be restored, which eventually came on about 8 o’clock.
On July 8, 2023, A generator was operating at the corner of 8th street and New Jersey Ave. in Wildwood , helping during the blackout that had affected the entire island the day before due to a fire at a substation.
A generator is hooked up July 8 at Eighth and New Jersey avenues in North Wildwood during a weekend power outage that affected the entire island.
On July 8, 2023, Little Giant Food Market on Surf ave in Wildwood could be seen operating a generator to assist with the blackout caused by the substation fire.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
Workers at Oak and Susquehanna avenues examine an electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire July 7 caused the first of three power outages this summer.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
On July 8, 2023, Workers were busy at the Oak and Susquehanna electrical substation in Wildwood, where a fire the day before caused an ongoing blackout on the island.
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