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Large Power Outage In Squirrel Hill Prompts Early Dismissal At Allderdice High School

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Duquesne Light is reporting a large power outage that left more than 1,000 customers, including Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, in the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood without electricity.

As a result, Pittsburgh Public Schools say they dismissing Allderdice students early.

School officials say students who walk and ride Port Authority buses were allowed to leave first.

Students who ride school buses and school vans were dismissed at noon.

At its height, Duquesne Light said they had more than 1,300 customers without power in Squirrel Hill.

Stay with KDKA for the latest on this story.

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