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Power substation explodes in Waldwick area

Hundreds of utility customers in Bergen County lost power after an explosion at a substation sent flames and thick, black smoke shooting skyward. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the explosion

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Sep 14, 2015, 9:45 AM

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