Lights out: Downed line leaves downtown dark Tuesday

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Winchester Fire-EMS Chief Cathy Rigney blocks Highland Street after a tractor-trailer pulled a utility pole and transformer down Tuesday morning. Parts of downtown Winchester, including the courthouse and city hall, lost power for about 30 minutes. (Photo by Fred Petke)

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A broken utility pole and transformer lie on South Highland Street after they were pulled down by a passing truck Tuesday. Much of downtown Winchester lost power for less than 30 minutes. (Photo by Fred Petke)

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A tractor-trailer going up South Highland Street Tuesday morning snared a power line, eventually pulling the line, breaking the utility pole and causing a power outage in downtown Winchester. Kentucky Utilities workers removed the damaged wires. (Photo by Fred Petke)

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A Kentucky Utilities employee removes lines and wires from South Highland Street as Winchester Fire-EMS Chief Cathy Rigney looks on, background. The lines were pulled down by a passing truck around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. (Photo by Fred Petke)

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Kentucky utilities lineman Ward Schoon works to restore power to downtown Winchester after a tractor trailer snagged a power line on South Highland Street Tuesday morning. The truck pulled the lines down and broke a utility pole, which brought a transformer to the street. (Photo by Fred Petke)