Nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

There were nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power in an area just west of Columbia on Thursday, according to the Boon Electric outage map.

Outages were reported in a neighborhood near West Gillespie Bridge Road, while several more were reported near Vawter School Road.

A cause was not described by Boone Electric, but the outage map indicates a crew has been assigned and power should come back by 8:05 p.m.

ABC 17 News has reached out to Boone Electric.

Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 6 p.m. stating a semi truck hit an electric pole on Route UU near Gillespie Bridge Road. The road will be closed while crews work.

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