October 25, 2019 • EPE Related News
EL PASO POWER OUTAGE: EPE FULLY RESTORES ELECTRICITY TO 5,000 RESIDENTS AFTER WINDS BLOW DEBRIS ON POWER LINES
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El Paso experienced an outage yesterday evening that left almost 5,000 residents without power. The incident occurred at around 6.25 p.m. and impacted 4,931 customers in far east El Paso, Texas, according to ABC7 News. The outage was reported at Rich Beam Blvd. and Montwood.
Within minutes, El Paso Electric tweeted "#EPElectric crews are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible in East El Paso that is impacting approximately 5,000 customers. Use your MyEPE App or visit http://epelectric.com/outage-center to stay updated. #BeSafe." The power was then fully restored to most residents by 7.50 p.m.
El Paso Electric then tweeted that its "crews [were] working to restore power to the last three customers" at 8.04 p.m.
There are no reports of any structural damage or injuries. During the outage, Capone's Barber Shop on Tierra Este Road resorted to cutting a customer's hair outside, according to a video posted on Twitter with the caption: "no problem... no power... i got u."
The power outage was caused by windy conditions that blew debris onto power lines along Zaragoza Road. During the outage, the traffic lights from Montana to Montwood were inactive.
Earlier this month, residents of northeastern El Paso experienced another power outage, as reported by ABC7 News. On October 1, more than 3,000 El Paso residents were without power due to a weather-related outage at 8 p.m. but by 9.30 p.m. only 1,500 residents were without power. El Paso Electric restored power to all customers by 11.45 p.m. the same evening.
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