By Joe Brandt

Six Temple buildings lost power yesterday after city crews inadvertently cut a power line while digging in North Broad Street, according to a TU Alert.

A university spokesman said Carnell, Conwell, Sullivan, Shusterman and Pearson-McGonigle halls all lost power around noon yesterday.

Crews from Facilities Management were able to provide power to Pearson-McGonigle around 12:40 p.m., according to a later alert. The building was the only one scheduled to host classes that day.

Office workers in the other buildings either went home for the day or relocated to other buildings, the spokesman said.

Around 11 p.m., crews from Facilities Management successfully rerouted old existing lines to restore power to the remaining buildings.

The spokesman said the old power lines will be replaced in the future.

Joe Brandt can be reached at jbrandt@temple.edu or on Twitter @JBrandt_TU.