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Power restored for nearly 2,000 in northwest Charlotte, Duke Energy says

CHARLOTTE — Nearly 2,000 people woke up without power on Tuesday morning in northwest Charlotte.

Duke Energy reported 1,848 customers were without power in the area of Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road. The outage was first reported around 5 a.m. The outage was caused by an object coming into contact with power lines.

Power was restored around 10 a.m.

A Channel 9 crew arrived to an area of Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road where the traffic lights were out due to the outage. Power is expected to be restored by 8 a.m.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.


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