UPDATE

Power has been restored in Island Park and West Yellowstone following an outage Wednesday afternoon.

ORIGINAL STORY

ISLAND PARK — Fall River Electric is reporting a widespread power outage affecting customers in Island Park and West Yellowstone.

The disruption began around 2:15 p.m., according to Fall River Electric, and it stems from an issue with its power supplier, the Bonneville Power Administration.

Crews from Fall River Electric are on-site and working alongside BPA to identify and resolve the problem.

Members are advised to prepare for the outage to last up to two hours, though restoration efforts are underway.

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