Substation Fire In Clemson Causes Power Outage During ACC Championship Game

Clemson City Police reported that over 10,000 customers of Duke Energy in Pickens County lost power last night due to a fire. No word if Virginia Tech is a customer.

According to Clemson officials, it does not appear that the campus ever lost power. Power was eventually restored to the rest of the city around 11:00 p.m, not too long after Clemson smoked Virginia Tech 38-10 to win the ACC championship.

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Substation fire causes 10,000 in Pickens County to lose power during ACC title game [Greenville Online] Police: Clemson and Central power outage will last hours [Fox Carolina] ACC championship game: Virginia Tech football is routed by Clemson in rematch [WaPo]