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Nearly 2,000 customers without power in Wilmington

WECT · last updated

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — 1,941 customers are currently without power around Shipyard Boulevard and The Pointe, according to Duke Energy Progress.

According to Duke Energy Progress, the outage was caused by equipment going offline.

Power is estimated to be restored at around 10:15 p.m. (Duke Energy Progress)

Power is estimated to be restored at around 10:15 p.m.

To view the Duke Energy Progress outage map, visit here.

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