Police officials in Newark are reporting that due to repairs to power grids in the downtown area, several streets are affected by power outages.
Officials say specifically from Central Avenue to Commerce Street and from Norfolk Street to Broad Street.
Director Ambrose said shortly before 2:45 p.m. today, Newark Firefighters and Police responded to the downtown area on calls of smoke emanating from manhole covers. PSE&G responded to address this issue, which is continuing.
Traffic signals are affected on the following streets:
• From Central to Broad, Halsey, Washington, University, Martin Luther King Blvd., Lock, Norfolk;
• From Warren to Washington, University and Martin Luther King Blvd.;
• From Raymond to Blvd. to Washington, Halsey and Broad Street;
• From Broad to Prudential Center, New and Rector streets
This incident is being evaluated and is not considered suspicious.