HENDERSON (KTNV) — This evening, Channel 13 received an email from a viewer regarding a power outage in Henderson, describing a blackout in Water Street and the surrounding area.
The NV Energy outage map shows that over 8,700 of their customers are experiencing power outages in the Henderson area.
As of 9:24 this evening, we've learned through the map that a mylar balloon was the cause of the outage, which was initially reported around 8:02 p.m. Power is expected to be restored to the area at 10:15 p.m.
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The map now shows the outages in Henderson have been repaired. We reached out to NV Energy to learn more.
This is not the first outage we've tracked today — earlier this Saturday, an outage affected traffic on Russell Road from Valley View Boulevard to Las Vegas Boulevard. At that time, the RTC advised drivers to treat intersections as four-way stops.
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