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Major power outage reported in Bridgeport affecting 1,500+ customers

WDTV 5 · last updated

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) — A major power outage has been reported in the Bridgeport area as of 4 p.m. Friday.

Over 1,500 customers in the area of Johnson Avenue and the Meadowbrook Mall are affected, according to Mon Power’s outage map.

In a post of Facebook, the Meadowbrook Mall said they are experiencing an outage in some portions of the mall and surrounding areas.

Mon Power’s website does not show an estimated time for restoration as of 4:15 p.m.

More than 12,000 people are without power in the northern half of West Virginia as of 4:45 p.m., Mon Power’s map shows.

A power outage affecting 1,500+ customers has been reported in Bridgeport Friday afternoon.(Mon Power)

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