UPDATE: Phone service cut to part of Berrien County; 911 service affected

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Phone service in Buchanan, Galien, Three Oaks

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By Jim Pinkerton

Story Created: Sep 24, 2008 at 7:59 PM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 25, 2008 at 7:47 AM EDT

BUCHANAN — Phone service was disrupted to portions of Berrien County Wednesday night and police say that affected 911 emergency service.

The outage affected most of Buchanan, Galien and Three Oaks. Police say a fiber optic line was cut between Buchanan and Three Oaks.

County Sheriff's Department dispatchers placed all fire departments on standby at their stations.

911 could be reached using some cell services.

Buchanan Police Chief William Marx told people in Buchanan to call the police department directly in an emergency.

"We will staff the police department with a call taker until this phone problem has been repaired and 911 is back up and working," he said.

Service was restored around 1:30 a.m.

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