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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Duke Energy expects thousands of customers across Terre Haute to have power again at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Here's how it started
Duke Energy's outage map was reporting about 3,000 outages around 3:30 p.m., though the map did not seem to account for reported downtown outages.
As of 4:00 p.m., that number went up to 4,00 outages, including parts of downtown.
A spokesperson with Duke Energy told WTHI-TV that crews identified the issue. A wire burnt in a circuit in equipment on Haythorne Avenue, near Wetnight RV.
Safety Alerts
Vigo County 911 is asking drivers on 3rd Street and downtown to treat all intersections as four-way stops while the outage is still active.
Indiana State University's Police Department issued a warning to the campus community. That statement is below:
"ISU Alert: Indiana State University Police Department and Facilities Management is aware of a campus wide power outage.
Most of downtown Terre Haute has also lost power. 911 phones and campus phones are still in operation.
ISU Police can be contacted at 911 or 812-237-5555."
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