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Orion earthquake response
Orion earthquake response
3.00pm, Friday 23 December 2011
Following this afternoon’s aftershocks, electricity is out from the New Brighton area through to Shirley. It is anticipated that up to 15,000 customers in the Eastern Suburbs including New Brighton and Dallington are currently without power. Power is also out in Springston in central Canterbury.
We have crews out assessing damage. At this stage it appears that the power is out due to tripping caused by shaking rather than damage to equipment. We expect to have most power back on within an hour.
We will provide a further update at 4.00pm.
ENDS
Rob Jamieson
Chief Executive
Officer
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