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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Over 10,000 Memphis, Light, Gas, and Water customers were without power in East Memphis Friday morning. They have since restored power to the area.
The company says a squirrel took out a circuit breaker at a substation which caused it to fail and lose power, ultimately affecting the Poplar corridor area.
A total of 10,519 customers were left in the dark, according to the power outage map. MLGW says 95% of power was restored to customers within ten minutes.
Memphis Police was also notified to help with traffic control in the area during that time.
