Power back on

PECO just restored power to the 8500 block. A PECO worker at the scene said it looked like antifreeze had been poured into a grated area that contains transformers for the block. (The photo, left, shows the location: Evergreen and Germantown in front of Clear Wireless.)

I peeked into the hole and saw an awful lot of green liquid that looked like antifreeze.

All stores on the block appeared to be open. I'll check in with PECO to see if antifreeze was the culprit. The location has been a problem for PECO in the past, including one time, perhaps two years ago, in which an underground fire there knocked off power for the block for hours.