Massive power outage in Walton County

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) — UPDATE:

The outage was caused by a vehicle striking a wire on a transmission line. Crews are working to make the necessary repairs.

At this time, about 3,100 residents are without power as of 7 p.m.

UPDATE:

NewsChannel 7 is told that around 12,000 CHELCO members lost power due to an outage at transmission lines.

At this time, the company says the cause of the transmission outage remains unknown.

CHELCO said their wholesale power provider, PowerSouth, is working with FPL to determine what caused the interruption.

Crews are working to restore power for its members.

Members can track outages athttps://outageview.chelco.com:8080

UPDATE: According to Chelco’s outage viewer, around 9,000 Chelco customers have had power restored.

According to Chelco’s outage viewer, over 12,000 homes and businesses appear to be without power as of Thursday evening.

It’s unclear what caused the outage at this time. We’ve left a message with Chelco, but haven’t heard back yet.

This is a developing story, and we will provide more details as they become available.

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