WAYNE COUNTY, Utah — After the Monroe Canyon Fire damaged multiple power poles providing electricity to communities in Wayne County, the power company undertook a major project Wednesday to permanently restore its infrastructure.

Kaber Esplin, a technology manager for Garkane Energy, said the fire destroyed part of their transmission line that provides power to their entire service area — causing "an unprecedented outage."

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Esplin said they made temporary repairs last week, but on Wednesday, they had a plan in place to make those repairs permanent.

In order to do that, they would have to de-energize the transmission lines. In order to prevent power outages to residents during this time, they placed six generators around the communities impacted — largely in Wayne County, j

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