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More than 1,300 homes and businesses in Brick Township lost power on Monday night due to an equipment malfunction, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.
According to JCP&L spokesperson Chris Hoenig, the problem occurred with a lightning arrester. According to him, a lightning arrester shields the system from surges brought on by lightning strikes during inclement weather.
As of 7:30 p.m., approximately 775 customers in the southern part of Brick were still without power due to the original outage, according to Hoenig.
According to JCP&L, power was restored to the remaining consumers by 9 p.m. on Monday evening.
