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Aug 22, 2008 1:23 pm US/Eastern

Co-Op City Wants Conservation After Morning Outage

Power Restored, 20 Buildings Were Affected

BRONX (CBS) ― Power has been fully restored to Co-op city in the Bronx, CBS 2 HD has learned.

An estimated fifteen to twenty buildings were originally affected after a power line failed while construction crews worked on the cooperative housing development's generating plant just after 7:30 a.m. Friday morning.

Co-op authorities are asking people to continue to conserve power. A spokesperson told CBS 2 they expect it will take at least 6 hours to repair the problem.

A Fire Department official said several residents were rescued from elevators minutes after power went out.

Considered a "city within a city," Co-op City is the largest cooperative housing development in the world. It is located in the Baychester section of the the Bronx.

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