Fire at substation knocks out power to some in Cumberland, Sampson counties

A fire at a power substation in Cumberland County knocked out power to some residents Thursday morning, according to the local power company.

South River EMC tweeted a photo of the fire at a substation in the area of the Town of Eastover. The company said the power was restored to everyone around 9:30 a.m.

It's unclear what caused the fire or exactly how many customers were affected.

Thank you member Jamey Ake for the pic to the fire this morning causing the outage. pic.twitter.com/x0eq4fG6FC

— South River EMC (@SouthRiverEMC) February 15, 2018