EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Two people were injured– one in serious condition– after an incident at an El Paso Electric substation.
According to the El Paso Fire Department, two people were injured Wednesday morning, one airlifted in serious condition, after an incident at an EP Electric substation at Rich Beem Boulevard and Montwood Drive Far East El Paso.
KFOX14/CBS4 is working to learn about what happened and if it’s related to the power outages reported earlier.
RELATED: Thousands of customers without electricity amid dozens of outages in East El Paso
Dozens of power outages were reported Wednesday morning, but the majority were noted to have happened in East and Far East El Paso.
EP Electric shared that the outages were caused by an “arc flash.”
In a statement emailed to KFOX14/CBS4, EP Electric confirmed two employees were injured and transported to a local hospital.
“We can confirm that two El Paso Electric employees were injured and transported to a local hospital following an incident today. Our thoughts are with our employees and their families, and we are focused on supporting them during this time. This is all we can share at this time, and we will not be participating in interviews. We will provide updates as appropriate,” EP Electric spokesperson Jacob Reyes said.
However, we have also asked if the outage was due to faulty equipment, but we have not received a response yet.
Power in the area has been restored.
Video shared on the popular social media account @therealfitfamelpaso shows emergency crews in the area and the FireSTAR helicopter airlifting someone to the hospital.
WATCH:
Two injured at EP Electric substation in Far East El Paso. Credit: FitFam
Comment with Bubbles
BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT
Sign up to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.