Dozens Remain Without Power In Brick After Fierce Storm

BRICK, NJ — Efforts to restore power to homes and businesses in Brick were continuing Thursday, after a fierce storm swept through Ocean County, taking down trees and power lines across the area.

About 50 homes remained without electricity as of 5 a.m. Thursday according to the Jersey Central Power & Light outage website. Service was expected to be restored by 5 p.m. Friday.

At one point, 9,800 homes in Brick, and more than 48,000 JCP&L customers in Ocean County were without electrical service, as Wednesday's storm took down dozens of trees and wires.

Immediately after the storm, Brick Township firefighters and police responded to a report of a kayaker in distress in Kettle Creek off Shore Acres Yacht Club. Police said the person made it to shore safely by the time authorities arrived.

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This report will be updated as more information becomes available.

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