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Outage resolved after thousands of people lost power in Cary and Morrisville
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Key Points:
- A power outage affected nearly 22,000 Duke Energy customers in Wake County, primarily in Cary and Morrisville, on Thursday due to a transmission line issue.
- By 6:40 p.m., over 5,000 customers remained without power, but the outage was resolved by 9 p.m.
- The outage disrupted several community events and led to the closure of multiple facilities in Cary, including the Herbert C. Young Community Center and Cary Arts Center.
- Widespread outages were reported in areas such as James Jackson Avenue, Maynard Road, Cary Parkway, and Morrisville Parkway.
- Duke Energy is investigating the cause of the transmission line outage and has yet to provide further details.
