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Power restored to most customers in area near Las Vegas Strip

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 8, 2018 - 6:45 am
 
Updated March 8, 2018 - 8:27 am
NV Energy workers prepare to remove and replace a broken wood electric pole at Industrial Park, near Sahara Avenue, on Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
NV Energy workers prepare to remove and replace a broken wood electric pole at Industrial Park, near Sahara Avenue, on Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
NV Energy workers prepare to remove and replace a broken wood electric pole at Industrial Park, near Sahara Avenue, on Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Almost 1,000 NV Energy customers were without power Thursday morning in the central valley.

The outage, which was caused by a car crash, is centered around Sahara Avenue and Industrial Road, according to the power company. The outage was reported at 5 a.m.

NV Energy restored power to most customers by 10 a.m.

Contact Max Michor at 702-383-0365 or mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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