Storm knocks out power for most residents of Bullhead City

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Crews were scrambling Monday to repair 50 power poles toppled by a wind storm in Bullhead City, resulting in a blackout for most of its 40,000 residents.

Crews were scrambling on Sept. 5 to repair 50 power poles toppled by a wind storm incity said a storm packing wind gusts of 60 mph hit around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.said the pole damage left about 36,000 customers in the dark.

Company officials said crews worked through the night, but more than 21,000 customers still were lacking power by 7 a.m. Monday.They said it could take 24 hours to repair all the damaged power distribution poles that run along a transmission provider line that also was knocked down and have electricity fully restored.

Shelters have been opened at Sunrise Elementary School and Mohave Valley Fire Station #81 for city residents trying to stay cool in near triple-digit heat.and is 97 miles south of Las Vegas."Bullhead City is responding to reports of a water outage in various neighborhoods in the city. The water service outage is related to the power outage that began last evening around 5:30 p.m.

 

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