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Equipment issue leaves thousands in the dark in Northeast DC

More than 4,000 customers in Northeast D.C. near RFK Stadium lost power Monday night after an equipment issue at a Pepco substation.

Some customers in Wards 5, 6, 7 may be experiencing an outage currently. We are working hard to restore power. For the latest information on restoration times please visit our outage center or call 1-877-737-2662. We apologize for the inconvenience. https://t.co/0ced8Rgk35.

— Pepco (@PepcoConnect) July 16, 2019

Pepco said that it hopes to restore electricity to affected customers early Tuesday morning.

Check the number of outages in the map below.

Editor’s note: The story has been corrected with the day of the outage.

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.