{"id":352979,"date":"2026-06-27T21:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/352979\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T21:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:23:01","slug":"snagged-power-line-causes-power-outage-for-3k-customers-in-northeast-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/352979\/","title":{"rendered":"Snagged power line causes power outage for 3K customers in Northeast El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:KTSM;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A truck snagged a power line, causing a power outage that affected nearly 3,000 customers on Friday, June 26, in Northeast El Paso, a spokesperson said for El Paso Electric.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident happened near Woodrow Bean and Girl Scout Way, causing 2,892 customers to be without power, Jacob Reyes, a public relations specialist for EPE, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The call of the power outage came in at around 1:43 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"442\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20cbaae92ea84bf68ff1c437c7aee093.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also said that crews are working to restore service as safely and quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAt this time, 297 customers remain without power as repairs are still underway,\u201d Reyes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This comes after over 4,000 customers were without power in far East El Paso on Tuesday, June 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/weather-news\/articles\/over-4k-customers-far-east-012649117.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Over 4K customers in far East El Paso experiencing power outage;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Over 4K customers in far East El Paso experiencing power outage&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Over 4K customers in far East El Paso experiencing power outage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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