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Authorities investigate power outages at UW-Madison buildings

A power outage affected “a significant amount” of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Saturday, an official said.

University of Wisconsin-Madison communications spokesman Chris Barncard said the extent and cause of the power outage wasn’t clear at about noon but crews were working to restore power.

UW-Madison police spokesman Marc Lovicott said the department received reports of loss of power at about 11:15 a.m. The outage was focused on the southwestern portion of campus.