Crews replacing broken utility pole in Lincoln County amid large outage

LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Crews with Inter-County Energy are working to address a large power outage affecting over 1,100 Lincoln County customers.

According to the Kentucky power outage map, 1,185 customers in the area were without power just before 6 p.m. on Sept. 20.

Inter-County Energy posted on Facebook that officials were investigating the large outage, asking residents to avoid downed lines.

Crews announced that they were replacing a broken three-phase utility pole in the Moreland area along Highway 127 South.

Officials did not say how long it would take to restore power to Lincoln County, or if the broken utility pole was the sole cause of the large outage.

Across Kentucky, there were 1,805 customers without power as of 6 p.m. on Saturday. More information about the outage will be provided as it becomes available.