UPDATE: Power restored in east Colorado Springs

Close to 5,000 people were briefly left without power Thursday on the east side of Colorado Springs.

According to a Colorado Springs Utilities map, the outages were fixed by about 5:20 p.m.

Earlier

According to Colorado Springs Utilities, there were two outages near E. Platte Ave. and Powers Blvd. Thursday afternoon. About 4,700 customers were affected, and several stores in the area had to close due to the outage.

CSU says the cause of the outages isn’t known yet, but power is expected to be restored by 8 p.m.

There are 2 outages affecting approximately 4,700 customers right now. We are still investigating the cause. Estimated restoration is 8:00pm. We will update with any new information. You can also check the status of outages on our map: https://t.co/tda8XMqWgR pic.twitter.com/8JQL6H9wGV

— Co.Springs Utilities (@CSUtilities) July 19, 2018