Power restored after outage at Spring Creek Towers in Brooklyn prompts rescue efforts

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A massive apartment complex in East New York, Brooklyn is without power, leaving several buildings in the dark.

It happened Tuesday afternoon at the Spring Creek Towers, formerly Starrett City, where the entire 46-building complex has been affected by the outage.

FDNY units responded to the scene, helping to clear people trapped in elevators.

There were also workers stuck on scaffolding outside the buildings.

It is unclear what caused the massive outage. Power was restored shortly after 3 p.m.
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