Power outage hits 13,000-plus in central Durham, substation problem cited

A power outage hit central Durham at mid-morning Thursday, knocking out service to about 13,000 customers, Duke Energy said.

Police said the outage extended from north of Interstate 85 to south of N.C. 147.

A Duke spokesman said the problem was at a substation on Washington Street, but crews did not immediately know what went wrong there.

A Duke text message to customers said the company hoped to have the electricity back on by early afternoon.

This story was originally published August 10, 2017 at 10:56 AM with the headline "Power outage hits 13,000-plus in central Durham, substation problem cited."