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Nearly 1,000 without power in northeast Lexington

WKYT · last updated

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — UPDATE: Over 150 customers are now without power in Lexington. That’s down from nearly 1,000 Thursday morning.

The power outage was concentrated off New Circle & Russell Cave Road. It knocked out power to traffic lights and buildings in the area, including Fayette County Public Schools’ district office.

You can report outages in Lexington here.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Over 600 people are without power in northeast Lexington, according to the Kentucky Utilities power outage map.

As of 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 607 customers are without power. The KU map says the estimated time of restoration is 10 a.m.

KU’s map says they are working to determine the cause of the outages.

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