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in the claim denial letter. Allegheny claims representative Thomas G. Hull wrote: "An investigation has been completed concerning this situation. 1 have spoken with the service center for that area - we could not find anything occurring within our system that would directly explain your equipment failure.”
The letter went on to explain possible causes of outages and surges that such investigations seek to uncover, such as damage caused by auto accidents, animals or storms.
"Allegheny Power recognizes th< seriousness of your loss,” the letter continued “However, there is no evidence to suggest negligence on behalf of our Madison personnel or equipment.”
The letter was confirmed by Allegheny spokesman Mark Nitowski on Wednesday.
"We take our customers’ concerns very seriously,” he said. “We have a claims process in place to look into these incidents. After a thorough investigation these claims were denied ”
There was no storm in the area during the reported surge, nor any vehicular accidents involving power lines or poles, according to the Rappahannock Sheriff's Office
Although most damage or apparent surge effects were reported by Allegheny customers within the town limits, as well as along Clark Lane i which climbs Little Jenkins Mountain behind the Rappahannock Farmers' Coopi and in Harris Hollow. Rexmger and Diane MacPherson have also heard from homeowners reporting surge-related
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