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Power failure at Amarillo transfer station after frozen pipe damages electrical gear; routes delayed while MCC replaced
Summary
A burst, frozen pipe at the Amarillo transfer station sprayed water into an electrical motor-control center and damaged panels that run two of three compactors, forcing the city to operate on a single compactor and to reroute some collection trucks directly to the landfill.
Public Works Director Alan Harder told the council that a frozen and burst pipe sprayed water on a motor-control-center electrical cabinet at the transfer station, causing multiple internal explosions and extensive damage to controls that operate two of three compactors. “An exposed portion of a water pipe… froze [and] burst, spraying water on the adjacent motor control center, which powers 2 out of the 3 compactors at the transfer…
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