Wilma Knocks Out Power To 1,200 In Osceola
POSTED: Monday, October 24, 2005
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- High winds from Hurricane Wilma knocked out power to about 1,212, or two percent, of Kissimmee Utility Authority’s 58,000 electric customers in Osceola County.
The company reported the loss of a major distribution feeder that serves the Orange Gardens area of Kissimmee. KUA crews were dispatched at 7:10 a.m. and are currently riding out the lines to determine the cause of the outage.
Sporadic outages totaling 25 customers have also been reported along south Pleasant Hill Road.
Crews have also responded to those outages.
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KUA customers who experience power outages are asked to call the utility's 24-hour outage line at 407-933-7777.
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