Power restored in central Nebraska city after outage caused by ‘critical failure’

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Power has been restored in a central Nebraska city after an outage Thursday morning, police say.

In a post on Facebook around 5:45 a.m., the St. Paul Police Department said a power outage was impacting the entire city.

“A critical failure has occurred and caused a fire,” the agency said.

Police asked people to stay away from the area as firefighters and linemen responded to the scene.

About an hour later, police said the majority of power had been restored to St. Paul.

Linemen are still working to repair the substation that failed, according to police.

“Again, please stay clear of the linemen trying to do their work today,” the agency said. “When you see them throughout the coming days, make sure to thank them for all they do.”