UPDATE: 100-500 Remain Without Power Near Brick Memorial

Between 100 and 500 homes remain without power in the area around Brick Memorial High School, after a power line came down and started a small fire near the high school, authorities are reporting.

On its outage website, First Energy Corp. -- parent company of Jersey Central Power & Light -- says between 101 and 500 customers in the area remain without power, with restoration of service estimated to be completed by 9:30 p.m.

Sgt. Henry Drew of the Brick Township Police Department said the wires came down sometime before 1:30 p.m. and caused a small fire near the school. It also caused school officials to order a shelter in place to ensure the students were safe, but school was dismissed at its normal time, Drew said.

At 5:30 p.m., Drew said reports from police at the scene crews from JCP&L were at the site and actively repairing the lines. Traffic was flowing in both directions on Lanes Mill, he said.

Commenters on the Brick Patch Facebook page said power was restored within an hour to some homes, but other were still waiting for power to come back on as of 6 p.m.

What caused the wires to come down was unclear, officials said.