(La Porte, IN) - Power was still out late Wednesday morning for more than 200 customers of NIPSCO on La Porte’s southwest side.
According to NIPSCO, a pole in the area of 18th and I streets caught fire, somehow, causing the outage about 1 a.m.
NIPSCO spokesperson Jessica Cantarelli said the pole will have to be replaced and crews were out trying to restore power.
NIPSCO estimated power was restored just before 2 p.m.
Customers can go to NIPSCO.com/out for updates on the number of customers without power.
