Norfolk power outage affects 1,000 residents; Dominion Energy restores all service
A power outage in Norfolk affected 1,000 clients Wednesday. Dominion Energy restored service and traced the problem to a fault in an underground line.
NORFOLK, Va. — Parts of Norfolk, together with the Fort Norfolk and Chelsea neighborhoods, skilled a power outage Wednesday afternoon.
According to Dominion Energy, simply earlier than 2 pm about 1,000 clients misplaced power within the space. Crews have been in a position to re-route the circulation of electrical energy and restore service to 575 clients inside about quarter-hour.
At one level, Dominion Energy’s outage map confirmed about 343 clients nonetheless with out power.
Dominion Energy later confirmed that all power has now been restored. Crews decided the outage was attributable to a fault in an underground power line.
Officials say points involving underground power strains can take longer to find than overhead strains as a result of the harm isn’t instantly seen.
Dominion crews labored to pinpoint the issue and restore electrical energy to all affected clients.
