Power outage reported near Rexburg
UPDATE: 3:45 P.M.
An estimated 413 customers of Rocky Mountain Power near the Thornton substation were without power beginning at around 2:49 p.m. Monday.
A downed power line was discovered to be the cause of the outage and repairs are underway.
Power was restored to all but around 52 customers by 3:45 p.m.
Rocky Mountain Power estimated the downed line should be repaired by around 5 p.m.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An estimated 413 customers of Rocky Mountain Power near Thornton were without power Monday afternoon. The utility reports a circuit was opened at the Thornton substation and a troubleshooter is checking the lines.
The outage began at 2:49 p.m. and Rocky Mountain Power estimates electricity should be restored by 6 p.m.
