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Hundreds of Duke Energy customers without power

WECT · last updated

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) — Hundreds of Duke Energy customers in Pender County are without power on Saturday night.

According to Duke Energy, over 500 customers are without power between the Atkinson area and the Rocky Point area.

The outage is due to a vehicle damaging equipment, Duke Energy reports.

The estimated time of restoration is 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 31.

Click here to view the Duke Energy outage map.

WECT has reached out to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office for more details.

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