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Crews Working 24/7 to Restore Power to More Than 385,000 FirstEnergy Customers Following Severe Thunderstorms
Power has been restored to about 156,000 of the approximately 385,000 FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) customers who lost service due to severe storms that swept across the company's service territory on Tuesday. FirstEnergy's electric company personnel will continue to work around the clock, aided by additional line workers and support personnel from outside the company, to make repairs as quickly and safely as possible.
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