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11K Without Power In Morris County
Breaking: Many residents will wake up with no power Friday morning.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — It'll be a dark Friday morning for some, as a widespread power outage affects Morris County.
As of 6:57 a.m., 15,569 Morris County residents are without power, according to JCP&L. 20 of the county's 39 towns are affected. That number was down to just over 11,000 by 8:30 a.m.
A JCP&L spokesperson said the outages were caused by issues with a transformer, and crews were working to fix it. There was no explosion, the spokesperson told nj.com.
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Most homes should see power restored by 11:00 a.m., the company says online.
To see a full list of towns affected, and the exact time power will come back on for you, click here.
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