CENTRAL FLORIDA — Duke Energy officials say a tree was to blame for a power outage in Altamonte Springs overnight, as Nestor knocked out power to hundreds of residents in Central Florida.
Duke Energy crews have been working to get the power back on in various places, like Altamonte Springs, where the bulk of the outages happened.
Utility crews keeping busy in Altamonte Springs. Power is almost fully restored there @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/uwDfs0Hszc
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Almost 1,000 customers in Altamonte Springs lost power sometime before 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Power has since been restored to the area.
Duke Energy spokesperson Ana Gibbs stated that a tree hit the power line, which caused the equipment to shut down.
This is what the roads in the Altamonte Springs area look like now. Rain is starting to pick up @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/P9DOuXw9Ls
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There were only about 100 other outages across Central Florida.
Later in the day, Duke Energy reported nearly 900 people without power in the Goldenrod Road area in Orange County. The outage was reportedly caused by equipment going offline.