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Power out at Virginia Beach elementary school

Students at Centerville Elementary has class in the dark after a fuse blew!
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — Some students in Virginia Beach were learning in the dark on Friday.

According to the spokeswoman from Dominion Energy, Bonita Harris, a transformer caused a fuse to blow at Centerville Elementary School around 11:45 a.m. Crews were on the scene investigating, and the power was back on around 2:30 p.m.

A spokeswoman with Virginia Beach Public Schools said, the power outage didn't impact students. There was no early dismissal.

The elementary school was the only Dominion customer impacted.

Centerville Elementary School released the following statement to parents:

Centerville is currently without power, including for the school’s phone lines. However, classes are continuing. Dominion Virginia Power is working now to restore power to the school. In the meantime, instruction will go on and lunches will be served as usual. If you have any questions or need to contact the school, please call the department of school leadership at 263-1088.

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