Huge Power Outage in La Porte - Hometown News Now
Huge Power Outage in La Porte
(La Porte, IN) - A lot of people in La Porte are waking up this morning to no power.
According to NIPSCO, the power outage was effecting close to 1,800 customers before 6 a.m.
So far, the cause of the outages is not known.
It appears the outage includes much of Pine Lake Ave. from Indiana 39 to Truesdell Ave. and west of Indiana Ave. to about J St.
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