NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 10 Eversource vehicles responded to a scene in New Bedford in the area od Butler Street and Rodney French Boulevard Friday morning.

A 12 News photojournalist at the scene noticed yellow tape around a few electrical boxes.

New Bedford Emergency Management was also at the scene.

According to Eversource's website, 328 customers were without power around 11 a.m. Friday. The cause of the outage was listed as "equipment damage," but it's unclear if the outage was related to the scene.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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