BPU customers without power down to 370

There were about 370 Board of Public Utilities customers without power as of 1 p.m. today, according to a BPU spokesman.

Many of the outages are individual homes, the spokesman stated. Almost 30 percent of all BPU customers were without power at the height of a thunderstorm on Saturday night.

Currently, BPU and additional contractor crews are working to restore power to the remaining 370 customers, according to the spokesman.

More than 40 crews are focusing efforts on trying to get all power restored to everyone who can have power by the end of the day if possible, the spokesman stated. Some crews may be working through the night.

Customers whose meters were pulled off their homes must contact a licensed electrician for repairs before power can be restored, according to the spokesman.

Those who do not have power or are having problems with their electricity may call the BPU outage line at 913-573-9522 or they may email [email protected].