NYSEG crews work to repair two severed high-tension wires on Hinmann Road this afternoon. To the left, you can see the two wires hanging from the pole. (SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF)

ENP STAFF REPORTS
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A brush hog turns out to have been the culprit behind this afternoon's brief power flicker, according to a NYSEG employee.

Crews were out fixing the severed high-tension wires on Hinmann Road after someone mowing the ditch on the north side of the road accidentally hit a guy wire, which then caused two of the three high-tension wires to snap.

The outage was for only a second or so for the majority of Lockportians but it took the LaFarge quarry offline for much longer, according to NYSEG.

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