Power outages leave many without air conditioning in Raleigh during dangerous heat advisory
Around 3,000 were without power in Wake County on Tuesday afternoon, leaving many potentially without air conditioning during a dangerous Heat Advisory with heat index values up to 105 degrees.
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The outage began around 2 p.m., with an estimated restoration time of around 5 p.m. However, by 2:45 p.m., the outage numbers had dropped to around 400, according to Duke Energy's outage map.
The current estimated time of restoration was updated to around 7:45 p.m.
According to Duke Energy's website, the outage was caused by equipment going offline.
The impacted communities include the Six Forks Road and Sawmill Road area in Raleigh.
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