UPDATED: Roughly 2,500 Without Power in NK, Exeter

Approximately 2,500 customers are without power Thursday afternoon in Exeter and North Kingstown, according to the National Grid.

About 1,850 customers in Exeter and another 700 in North Kingstown lost power around 12:30 p.m., said David Graves of National Grid. The source of the power outage was reportedly a failed switching device on a connection that runs along the North Kingstown-Exeter line.

The National Grid's Power Outage Map indicates the outage stretches along Ten Rod Road/Route 102 from Old Baptist Road in North Kingstown all the way into Exeter just east of Route 3. The area abuts the North Kingstown-East Greenwich line to the north and stretches as far south as Exeter Road and Mail Road in Exeter.

According to Graves, power will be restored in the area this afternoon around 3 p.m. to the majority of customers. The utility company believes that the disruption will be minimal due to the timing of the outage.

"By the time everyone gets home from work today around 5 or 6 o'clock, they'll have power," Graves said. "Their clocks will be flashing, but will pretty much be the only indication that they lost power at all.

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