Friday, August 28, 2020

Verizon Still Working on Phone Issues in Parts of St. Clair

 Verizon is still working on phone issues as a result of a fire in St. Clair this week.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26th, 2020, a fire on West Patterson Street in Saint Clair destroyed a garage and damaged eight other homes.  The fire also cause severe damage to power, television, and phone cabling in the area.

According to John Matz of the Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency, as of Friday afternoon, Verizon informed them that the telephone outages that were a result of the fire in Saint Clair on Wednesday afternoon may not be fully restored until Monday August 31th.