CL & p open Emergency Operations Center

BERLIN, CT-October nor ' easter makes its way through the State, Connecticut light & power (CL & P) has opened its Emergency Operations Center in Berlin. 200 CL & p line and tree crews working to restore power over to customers affected by outage and the company is in the process of securing more aid. "That was predicted heavy, wet snow is weighing down trees and creating problems across the State," said Al Roy, CL & p's Chief of Emergency Management. "Our crews and support staff continue to respond as the storm moves through and we interact with the city and State officials to coordinate the work. " CL & p will be assessing storm damage as soon as it is safe to do so. An estimate as to when power will be restored will be available once the review is completed. We appreciate our customers ' patience. In the meantime, CL & p reminds customers to: -Stay away from all downed wires. Assume all downed, hanging or burning power lines is live and dangerous and call 9-1-1 immediately. If a power line falls on your vehicle while you're inside, stay where not touch anything outside of the vehicle and wait for emergency crews. -Report your power outage, call CL & p at 800-286-2000. Our automated phone system manages to quickly report and help us rate restoration effort. It also provides estimates of restoration as soon as they are available. -Before operating a generator, make sure it is properly installed by a licensed electrician. Not installed generators can feed electricity back into power lines and pose a deadly situation for our line employees. Always operate generators outside to avoid carbon monoxide dangers. -If you lose power, turn off your circuit breakers. This will help to reduce the possibility of damage to sensitive electronic equipment when power is restored. For helpful tips, and news updates, please visit our website at cl-p.com, follow us on Twitter @ CTLightandPower and/CTLightandPower. us on Facebook.com You can also get updates on outages in your town by texting "abort" and your zip code to 24612 (texting charges may apply).