Power Outage at Cavalier Inn Leaves Guests in the Dark
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Updated: 10:23 PM Jan 30, 2010
Power Outage at Cavalier Inn Leaves Guests in the Dark
A power outage at the Cavalier Inn left guests without lights or heat Saturday night. According to Dominion, a snow plow had pushed a pile of snow onto the hotel's transformers, cutting off the Inn's electricity.
Posted: 9:45 PM Jan 30, 2010
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Saturday January 30, 2009

The Cavalier Inn on Emmett Street was in the dark for part of the evening Saturday, after a power outage left the hotel and their guests without lights or heat.

According to Dominion, a snow plow reportedly filled a grate housing underground transformers with snow. The snow caused a power outage to the entire hotel.

Dominion worked with the Charlottesville Fire Department to restore the electricity.

Mark Shifflett, an underground linesman for Dominion reminds folks to be careful when working around high voltage.

"Anytime you fool with electricity, it's going to be dangerous. We urge people, if they see a problem, report it and let us deal with it."

The guests at the Cavalier Inn were not considered to be in danger.

The Charlottesville Fire Deparment says power has been restored.

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Posted by: Dave Location: C-Ville on Jan 31, 2010 at 03:51 PM

I was there with my wife and our there was no elevators or heat. It was rediculous.
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