Lights out: Circuit breaker goes up in flames at substation

Firefighters with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety watch as a circuit breaker at the Coleman Substation burns Thursday night.
(Photo by David Jenkins, Staff)

SIKESTON - Technicians worked through the night attempting to restore power following a fire at a Sikeston electrical substation.

Around 8:12 p.m, Wednesday, a large explosion rocked the northwest part of the city. A circuit breaker at Sikeston's Coleman Substation, located at Compress and North West streets, had blown up causing a major power outage for Sikeston, according to Department of Public Safety Sgt. James McMillen.

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