Crime & Safety
Over 22K Lose Power In Morris County
Repairs aren't expected to be made until the evening.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — More than 20,000 customers have lost power throughout Morris County, according to FirstEnergy Corp.
On Monday afternoon, at 3 p.m., 22,356 customers in Morris County were without power.
Townships including Randolph, Roxbury, Wharton, Harding, Jefferson, and Mine Hill each had more than 1,000 outages on Monday afternoon. Dover had more than 5,500 outages.
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Additional crews have been requested from FirstEnergy to make repairs. It's not clear at this time exactly what caused the outages.
"Due to the complexity of the repairs, additional resources are required to safely restore power to your area," FirstEnergy said. "They will be dispatched as quickly as possible."
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As of now, power is expected to be restored by 5 p.m. Monday.
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