Mill fire leads to power outage for nearly 4,000 in Ruidoso

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) - Electricity has been restored to nearly 4,000 customers in Ruidoso after an outage caused by a fire at a mill.

Authorities say the power was shut off Tuesday morning because of a gas leak that occurred at the Old Dowlin Mill.

KRQE-TV says the gas leak then caused an explosion and in order to put the fire out, PNM crews had to go over power lines.

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Information from: KRQE-TV, http://www.krqe.com