Sections of Route 30 starting to reopen after downed wires caused road closures and impacted three schools in Vernon on Tuesday morning.
Police said Route 30 was closed from Meadowlark Road to Vernon Center Middle School due to live power lines on the ground.
Officers also said a transformer exploded on Route 30 at Tunnel Road and live power lines hit the ground there, as well.
The first section near Vernon Middle School has reopened in time for dismissal. A portion of Route 30 between Bolton Road and Tunnel Road remains closed.
Eversource said the cause for the wires coming down is not clear.
Power was out for as many as 4,400 Eversource customers at one point. The number of outages was 139 as of 3:30 p.m.
According to school officials, the transformer explosion impacted power at three schools in town. Vernon Center Middle School, Center Road School and Lake Street School lost power. The power has been restored at Lake Street School. Officials are waiting for the power to come back on at Vernon Center Middle School and Center Road School. The students and staff are safe and there are no issues at any of the schools.
Drivers are asked to avoid the areas.
