Power restored to Bridgeport following major outage Saturday night - WBOY.com
Power restored to Bridgeport following major outage Saturday night
Update: 2/24/2024, 8:23 p.m
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — MonPower has confirmed via its outage map that power has been restored to Bridgeport after hundreds of people reportedly went without electricity Saturday night.
Original: 2/24/2024, 7:59 p.m.
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Potentially more than 1000 people have lost electricity in Bridgeport Saturday night.
According to MonPower’s outage map, 501-1500 of its customers are affected by the outage which appears to be centralized around the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Lodgeville Road.
An official with the Harrison County 911 Center confirmed to 12 News that the outage is due to a vehicle accident in the area earlier in the day that required MonPower workers to replace an electrical pole.
The official was unable to confirm when power would be restored, but MonPower’s website estimates that service will return at 11 p.m. Saturday night and that additional crews have been requested to assist with repairs.
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