Morning power outage in Fruita

More than 2,100 were without power in Fruita including Fruita Monument High School and Fruita Middle School

Author: Janelle Ericsson, Morning Anchor, jericsson@kjct8.com
POSTED: 01:55 PM MST Jan 30, 2013    UPDATED: 10:51 AM MST Jan 14, 2013 
FRUITA, Colo. -

UPDATE: Power was restored shortly after 8:30am.  Phone lines were brought back online at Fruita Middle School at around 10:15am.

More than 2,100 started their week without power in Fruita Monday morning.

According to XCEL Energy's website, five outages affected a total of 2,149 people. 

The outages began around 7:17 a.m. on Monday.

Officials said a feeder line was out, causing the power failure.

School District 51 confirmed that Fruita Monument High School and Fruita  Middle School were without power in the early morning hours as well.

Click here for a link to XCEL Energy's website.

Check out D51's website for updates.

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