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Over 10,000 without power in Jackson, outage map confirms

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UPDATE: 9:26pm | The Jackson Energy Authority says a raccoon came into contact with electrical equipment, triggering the outage.

JEA says crews responded quickly to isolate the issue and safely restore service.

UPDATE: 9:05pm | Power has been restored.

JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) — More than 10,700 Jackson residents are without power tonight.

That’s according to the Jackson Energy Authority’s outage map as of 8:30pm.

JEA says it’s aware of the outage and restoration efforts are underway. Crews are working to address the situation as quickly and safely as possible, the utility says.

The cause of the outage has not been released.

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