Power restored in Alpharetta after transformer blew

Power to area home and traffic lights has been restored after an outage Sunday morning, Georgia Power officials say.

More than 2700 people were without power about 9:30 a.m., after a transformer blew on Upper Hembree Road in Alpharetta.

Stoplights were temporarily out along Alpharetta Highway 9, Roswell police said.

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