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Power Mostly Restored After Major Atlanta Outage Friday Morning
Buckhead, Midtown and Druid Hills were most affected by a blown transformer and a downed tree over power lines.
ATLANTA, GA — Several thousand people were without power Friday morning in the Buckhead, Midtown and Druid Hills communities.
As of 12:30 pm, Georgia Power said most of its customers have had their power restored.
At 7:30 am, the utility said 13,000 outages had been reported after a transformer near Piedmont Park caught on fire.
Find out what's happening in Midtownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Blown transformer near Piedmont Park. 13K outages. Crews working to restore. ETR 8:30 a.m. ^GB
— Georgia Power (@GeorgiaPower) August 26, 2016
About an hour later, Georgia Power said a downed tree in Buckhead resulted in more than 3,000 outages.
Tree down in Northside Dr/Howell Mill area. 3,500 outages. Crews working to restore power. Current ETR 8:00 a.m. ^GB
— Georgia Power (@GeorgiaPower) August 26, 2016
The company estimated a complete repair time of around 2 pm for the remaining impacted areas.
Find out what's happening in Midtownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Restoration continues to remove a downed tree and restore power in the Northside Dr./Howell Mill Rd. area. Current ETR 2:00 p.m. ^GB
— Georgia Power (@GeorgiaPower) August 26, 2016
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