Power restored after outage affected 4,000 customers in Bladen and Columbus counties

Crews restored the power by 9 p.m. Saturday night.
Published: Jun. 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM EDT

BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - More than 4,000 people were without power Saturday evening, June 8, because of a transmission outage.

Power was restored just after 9 p.m., according to Four County Electric Membership.

According to a Four County Electric post on Facebook, Bladen and Columbus counties were affected. Around 4,000 people were without power in Bladen County, and another 650 were without power in Columbus County.