INDIANAPOLIS -- Some people were still without power in Indianapolis and the surrounding area Monday morning due to high wind speeds Saturday.
According to IPL, 90% of customers still without power should be restored by Monday.
At one point Saturday night, Duke Energy said there were nearly 48,500 outages. As of 5 a.m., there are about 2,000 outages in central Indiana, mostly with IPL.
“Our crews are working to remove downed trees, replace power poles, restoring power lines and restore power. We’ve made significant progress, and we appreciate our customers’ patience and support as we continue to work as quickly and as safely as possible," Howard Fowler, Duke Energy's storm director said in a press release.
Denise Kamm, who lives in Zionsville, had been without power for nearly 24 hours.
"The house is below 50 right now. It's just been severely cold, and you know being without heat it's not a good thing for elderly people like myself," she said.
In addition to all crews, Duke Energy has called in additional workers from as far away as Michigan and Wisconsin.
No injuries on any of our tree into house runs. pic.twitter.com/ueqjw73HZn
— Carmel Fire PIO (@CFD911runs) April 2, 2016
To see the outage map for IPL, click here.
To see the outage map for Duke Energy, click here.
PHOTOS: Saturday's crazy weather
CFD on multiple calls for power lines down. DO NOT go near any line down. Instead call 911. Even a "dead" wire can suddenly energize.
— Carmel Fire PIO (@CFD911runs) April 2, 2016
Downed power lines can hurt or kill you.Stay away from anything touching the line.Call 911 or @IPLPower 317-261-8111 pic.twitter.com/rvEm69GJka
— Wayne Twp Fire Dept (@Waynetwpfire) April 2, 2016
These are some of the calls the Indianapolis Fire Department responded to on Saturday from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. due to wind damage:
- 86 calls for power lines down
- 33 calls for utility poles – down or on fire
- 1 structure collapse response (Partial roof collapse into vacant condo)
- 1 Burned person – adult male came in contact with live power line on ground – refused transport – taken to hospital by family
- 42 non emergent power lines and utility calls - sent directly to IPL
- 106 EMS calls dispatched
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