The mass power outage across Moore County, about an hour outside of Raleigh, began after multiple power substations were damaged by what authorities described as 'intentional vandalism.'
Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields announced a nighttime curfew for the county after gunfire damaged power substations.Moore County Sheriff's Office/Screenshot by NPR
"We faced something last night, here in Moore County, that we've never faced before," the county's sheriff, Ronnie Fields, said at a press conference on Sunday afternoon."But I promise you, we are going to get through this, and we are going to get through this together." The mass power outage across Moore County, about an hour outside of Raleigh, began shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday after multiple power substations were damaged by what authorities described in a
Nearly 40,000 customers in the county are still without power as of Sunday evening, according to poweroutage.us.
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