Power line in roadway near 1300 North Jones Creek Service expected to be restored by 10 am

At about 6:35 am this morning, West Macon Fire Department responded to report of a fire and associated power outage near 1300 North Jones Creek Road.

Firefighters arrived on scene to find an energized power line in the roadway and stood by until a repair crew from Duke Energy could arrive. 

Firefighters report only one span is down and Duke Energy reports they expect to restore service to the 2 impacted customers by 10:00 am this morning.

Further updates will be posted on our Facebook Page. The post relating to this incident has been embedded below.

**Update** 8:00 am

Duke Energy has raised the number of customers impacted by this outage to 140. The time of restoration is still 10:00 am. An updated map of the area without service is posted below.

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Published at 7:02 am on Feb 22, 2017

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