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Power outage in Downtown Memphis; National Civil Rights Museum delays its opening

A large part of Downtown Memphis was in the dark Thursday morning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn — UPDATE 10:40 a.m. - (NEWS RELEASE) - MLGW crews are working to restore power to customers after an underground network fire that began in the early morning hours at Second and Gayso Street. The network fire impacted several downtown businesses and residential areas and resulted in a substation being temporarily shut down.  

The substation provides power to several major businesses downtown including, AutoZone, FedEx Forum, Civil Rights Museum and MLGW’s Administration Building.  

All customers who are affected by this outage are expected to have power by noon today.  

Customers can call 544-6500 to report outages. 

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8:30 a.m. - A power outage early Thursday morning left many in Downtown Memphis in the dark.

According to MLGW, a network fire required them to shut down a substation which impacted a large part of downtown.  The power is expected to be out until at least noon.

Just after 5 a.m., residents at Van Fleet Flats, off of 2nd Ave. and near Union Ave., awoke to the sound of fire alarms. Residents said they were told there was an electrical fire in the basement.

A large crew of MLGW workers were on scene to restore power.

Due to the power outage the National Civil Rights Museum announced it is delaying opening  until 11 a.m.

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