OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — UPDATE (9:50 p.m.): Officials said that power was restored for almost all customers in Oak Ridge, except for homes on Wiltshire Drive and Tuskeegee Drive, where crews are still working to repair power lines.
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Officials with the City of Oak Ridge said that electricity went out for many people Thursday evening. The outage affected phone lines at the Oak Ridge Electric Department, according to officials.
They said the outage was affecting residents on the west side of Oak Ridge, near the area around Methodist Medical Center and Solway. Businesses in the area also lost power Thursday evening, such as Kroger and some restaurants.
As of 8:20 p.m. crews were on their way to investigate the cause of the power outage and work to get it fixed.
At around 8:55 p.m. officials said that the power outage was caused by a fallen tree on Wiltshire Drive. Crews said they expected power to be back on within the next hour, for most customers.
By 9:30 p.m. officials said power was returning for some customers and crews were continuing to work on returning power to all homes.
