LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Almost 660 LG&E customers went without power in southern Jefferson County Friday evening.
MetroSafe confirmed a transformer fire happened at the 4500 block of Dixie Highway.
Shively dispatch confirmed it caused a power outage from Dixie Highway and Heaton Road all the way to Dixie Highway and Rockford Lane.
Shively Fire said they had a significant fire in a transformer on top of a poll at Dixie Highway and San Jose Avenue. Dixie Highway is shut down in both directions in that area.
The LG&E Outage map says the outage started at 9:05 p.m.
LG&E's map also shows the outage is due to damaged equipment and the estimated restoration time is 5 a.m. Saturday morning.
It's unclear what caused the transformer fire.
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