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Thousands of Waukesha residents left without power Saturday morning due to utility pole fire

Massive power outage hits Waukesha Saturday AM
Massive power outage hits Waukesha Saturday AM
Massive power outage hits Waukesha Saturday AM
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WAUKESHA -- The City and Town of Waukesha experienced a widespread power outage Saturday morning. 

The outage was reported around 8:30 a.m. According to We Energies over 5,500 residents were out of service. That is close to 3 percent of customers We Energies serves in the area. Power was restored to 1,600 customers around 10:30 a.m. -- and then to the remaining customers around 3:30 p.m.

The power outage was caused by a fire on a utility pole near railroad tracks. That fire also caused issues for some equipment at a substation.