Power outage in northwest Charlotte after tractor-trailer pulls down lines

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than 1,000 Duke Energy customers were without power Friday morning in northwest Charlotte during freezing temperatures.

The company’s outage map shows the outage is in the area of I-85, Hoskins Road and Brookshire Boulevard.

Officials said a tractor-trailer pulled down some power lines on Montana Drive, which is a service road off of I-85.

Duke Energy crews restored power just after 6 a.m.

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