UPDATE – 8.10PM
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POWER has been restored to the majority of the customers affected by the outage on Saturday evening.
As of 8pm, Essential Energy’s website was reporting that there were 43 customers still without full service, down from 1424 earlier in the afternoon.
Those still affected are predominately located in Brilliant Street, between Seymour and Havannah streets.
The company expects to have power restored by 10pm for the remaining customers.
EARLIER
CREWS from Essential Energy are investigating a power outage in Bathurst, affecting people near the central business district.
The incident started just before 5pm on Saturday and has impacted 1424 customers.
It has been reported that the outage occurred due to a large tree falling onto the road and bringing down power lines.
A Western Advocate reader said the the tree had come down on the corner of George and Piper streets.
At this time, people should avoid the area for their own safety while crews work to address the issue.
According to Essential Energy’s website, power is not expected to be restored until at least 7pm Saturday evening.
Customers who are affected by the outage should contact Essential Energy on 13 20 80 with any inquiries.
More to come.