"Electrical blip" blamed for Cottage Hills Post Office emergency call

COTTAGE HILLS - The Cottage Hills Fire Department was called to the Cottage Hills Post Office, located at 36 West MacArthur Drive, late Monday morning.

A representative of the post office said the event was nothing more than a small "electrical blip" and that everything was in working order. The post office is currently open, and will remain so until 4:30 p.m. The call was sent to firefighters after 11 a.m. Monday morning.

No one was injured and no significant damage was reported from the "electrical blip."Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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