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Gas service restored to hundreds in Salem

Gas service restored to hundreds in Salem
WMUR’S RAY BREWER IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH AN UPDATE ON THEIR PROGRESS. RAY: SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS -- UNITIL SAYS IT HAS FINISHED RELIGHTING ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR GAS SERVICE. OVERNIGHT CREWS RESTORED SERVICE , TO CRITICAL BUILDINGS LIKE ASSISTED CARE FACILITIES AND SCHOOLS. THE COMPANY SAYS ONE PROBLEM WORKERS ENCOUNTERED WAS NOT HAVING ACCESS TO BUSINESSES DURING THE OFF HOURS TO RELIGHT PILOTS. THIS TIME OF YEAR, HEAT IS CRITICAL FOR EVERY BUSINESS, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE BIRTH COTTAGE, WHICH IS A FREESTANDING BIRTHING CENTER. THE OWNER SAYS THEY DID MAKE SOME CHANGES KNOWING THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE BUILDING. >> WE ANTICIPATED THE WORST THIS MORNING. WE ALL DRESSED WARMLY. WE HOPE FOR THE BEST. IF IT HAD BEEN BELOW 50, WE WERE GOING TO CANCEL OUR OFFICE HOURS, BUT I KNEW CREWS WERE IN THE AREA TO TURN BACK THE HEAT. RAY: FELDHUSEN SAYS THEY DO HAVE ANOTHER CENTER IN MILFORD, SO THEY COULD HAVE SENT WOMEN IN LABOR OVER THERE, BUT SHE SAYS NOW THEY WILL ALSO BE EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AG
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Gas service restored to hundreds in Salem
All gas customers who lost service Monday after a gas main break in Salem have had their service restored, utility officials said.

All gas customers who lost service Monday after a gas main break in Salem have had their service restored, utility officials said.

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