Power outage affects thousands in Central Lubbock
Published: Mar. 22, 2023 at 6:53 AM CDT|Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 6:18 PM CDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Power is back for thousands of LP&L customers after an outage overnight in Central Lubbock.
The outage happened around 1 o’clock Wednesday morning affecting the Texas Tech campus and Tech Terrace neighborhood. Firefighters reportedly had to rescue several students trapped in elevators at the dorms.
LP&L says crews responded and all customers’ power was restored shortly after 3 a.m.
LP&L reports more than 12,000 customers were affected. The root cause of the outage is being investigating. LP&L doesn’t anticipate any further issues related to the isolated incident.
Check the outage map here https://electricoutage.ci.lubbock.tx.us/gridvu/
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