Boone Electric restores power to hundreds of customers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Update:
The number of customers without electricity Tuesday afternoon is down to two customers, according to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map website.
A spokesperson for the utility provider posted to Twitter that a broken power pole is responsible for the outage.
Crews discovered a broken pole causing the outage. They are working to isolate that location so they can replace the pole.
— Boone Electric Cooperative (@BooneElectric) November 8, 2022
Original story:
More than 600 Boone Electric Cooperative members lost power Tuesday morning.
The utility reported the outage via its social media accounts at about 11 a.m. At that time, crews were trying to find the cause.
We're experiencing a large outage in the Shaw area east of Columbia. Crews are in route to find the cause. https://t.co/SQnYWA7nsm pic.twitter.com/en4E065KV1
— Boone Electric Cooperative (@BooneElectric) November 8, 2022
The large outage was concentrated in the Shaw area of Boone County east of Columbia, the utility said.
Boone's outage map said 611 customers were down a little after 11 a.m.
