Update, 5:31 p.m. ET: The 911 system in Massachusetts has been restored, according to a tweet from the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
Emergency service systems tied to 911 went offline across several states on Wednesday night including parts of Nevada, Nebraska, Texas, and the entire state of South Dakota. And the cause has finally been revealed—at least partially. Apparently, the outage had something to do with the installation of a light pole,…