I&M power outage in St. Joseph County

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Posted: Jan 31, 2019 8:55 AM EST

NOW: I&M power outage in St. Joseph County

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind.—Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has reported a power outage just west of South Bend, near Lydick and Crumstown on Thursday morning.

The outage was first reported around 7:30 a.m. around Western Avenue ranging from Lydick to Crumstown.

Approximately 1,975 customers are affected by the outage, up from the earlier number of 1,200 customers.

I&M said that the outage was caused by another utility company's lines falling onto I&M lines.

Crews are working to restore power and I&M's estimated time of power restoration is 5 p.m.