By Teofilo P. Garcia Jr
ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 25 (PNA) -- Several areas
served by the Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative-1 (Zamsureco-1) were hit
by more than three-hour power outage Thursday after the power transmission line
tripped off.
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP) Regional Corporate Communications Officer Elizabeth Ladaga said Friday
the line tripped off around 1:59 p.m. Thursday after an uprooted Bakan tree
accidentally fell towards the line between two structures in Nikulong,
Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur.
Ladaga said the tree was uprooted due to
inclement weather citing “heavy rains with strong winds prevailed in the area.”
Specifically, Ladaga said those who were
affected were the electric consumers that are being served by the
Aurora-Pagadian-San Miguel 69-kilovolt line of Zamsureco-1.