than 50-mph wind gusts blew a tree into power lines during First Friday events on Aug. 5, cutting power to Haines and Skagway.
“For most of town it was out about thirty-five minutes,” AP&T manager Darren Belisle said. “There were parts of town that were out closer to three hours.”
Belisle said it’s unclear where the tree fell because they sometimes clear of the lines without breaking them, but still cause power outages.
“These are…