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Thousands of Central Maine Power Co. customers, nearly all on Portland’s Munjoy Hill, lost power late Thursday afternoon when a construction vehicle knocked down a power line at the intersection of Merrill Street and Cumberland AVenue.

The utility company said the outage, which affected traffic signals, was reported at 4:14 p.m. Power was fully restored at 8:47 p.m., according to CMP.

At the peak of the outage, more than 3,400 customers were without power. A few of the affected streets included: Quebec Street, St. Lawrence Street, Walnut Street, Cumberland Avenue, Fore Street, Eastern Prom, Emerson Street, Hancock Street and Kellogg Street.

Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland...

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