Fire At Cape Cod Eversource Substation Caused Major Power Outages

HYANNIS, MA — A fire at the Eversource substation in Hyannis caused major problems for residential customers and local businesses and agencies on Wednesday evening.

Eversource officials said roughly 22,000 people were without power for a period on Wednesday night, with an initial group losing power around 6 p.m.

The Yarmouth Police Department was among the Eversource customers to experience a "major communication failure" as a result of the fire. Calls to 911 were directed to the Dennis Police Department who would then relay the calls to the dispatch center, police officials said.

Power was restored to the station around 9:30 p.m., and, as of Thursday morning, all phone service was also restored.

Eversource said that most of the 22,000 customers who lost service had it returned by 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

The substation is located on Marry Dunn Road in Hyannis, and a major police and fire presence was seen outside the building Wednesday evening to deal with the fire.