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WEST VALLEY CITY — Rocky Mountain Power said a power outage that affected 6,482 customers in West Valley City and Kearns Sunday was due to a damaged power line.
Update 1:27 PM: Crews have responded to the outage impacting 6482 customers in West Valley City & Kearns. The cause is due to a damaged line & the estimated restoration time is 5:30 pm. For updates, text STAT to 759677 or visit https://t.co/5KJ7zd0MQ1. Thank you for your patience
— Rocky Mountain Power UT (@RMP_Utah) September 15, 2019
The company’s tweet came as the Utah Department of Transportation sent a series of tweets announcing signal problems due to outages in Salt Lake County.
As of 3:57 p.m., Rocky Mountain Power confirmed that power was restored to all affected customers in West Valley City and Kearns and encouraged customers to report additional outages by texting OUT to 759677 or at rockymountainpower.net/outage.
Update 3:57 PM: Power was restored to all customers affected in West Valley City and Kearns, UT. The outage was due to a damaged line. If your power is still out after resetting your main breaker, please visit https://t.co/5KJ7zd0MQ1 or text “OUT” to 759677."
— Rocky Mountain Power UT (@RMP_Utah) September 15, 2019
