WASHINGTON 鈥� More than 5,800聽Pepco customers are still without power as of 2 a.m. Saturday in the Shaw neighborhood.
The major outage started around 5 p.m. Friday and affected about 11,000 customers聽due to a transformer fire with a smoking manhole at 14th and V streets NW.
Our units standing by as Pepco attempts to cut power to area involved.
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The power outages hit right in the heart of the 14th Street corridor with several popular restaurants and bars in the area. Several traffic signals were聽out in the area so drivers were聽urged to use caution.
Pepco said聽crews were聽聽working on repairs.
Please continue to call 1-877-737-2662, visit or check our mobile app for restoration updates. 鈥� Pepco (@PepcoConnect)
Crews assessing damage to equipment in Shaw & surrounding areas. As they work to restore power, estimated restoration times will be updated.
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