About 6,600 customers in the greater Watertown area Wednesday morning.

The problem was caused by the East Gotham Street substation in Watertown at about 9 a.m. Power was restored to all customers at about 9:40 a.m., National Grid reported.

About half of the city was withouth power, including residents on Route 3 near Fort Drum. Some residents south of Watertown and in Lewis county also lost power.

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