ASHLEY. WE’RE STILL FOLLOWING THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON TONIGHT’S BIG POWER OUTAGES. WE ENERGIES SAYS THE RACCOON GOT INTO SOME POWER EQUIPMENT IN OAK CREEK AROUND NINE TONIGHT, KNOCKING OUT ELECTRICITY TO THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS. ABOUT 16,000 IN TOTAL. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK TOWARD THE AFFECTED AREA. WE ENERGIES TELLING 12 NEWS ABOUT 16,000 PEOPLE LOST POWER. ABOUT 8000 ARE STILL OUT RIGHT NOW IN OAK CREEK AND SOUTH MILWAUKEE. CREWS EXPECT TO HAVE MOST
A raccoon caused a power outage for around 16,000 people in Oak Creek and South Milwaukee around 9 p.m. on April 20, according to We Energies.We Energies says they were able to respond quickly and restore power to around 8,000 customers after 10 p.m. They expect to restore more power to customers within the hour. We Energies crews will continue to work until all customers have their power restored.We Energies said …