Officials in North Carolina said on Dec. 3 that a power outage affecting tens of thousands of people is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence.”
Nearly 40,000 customers were without power in Moore County as of Dec. 4, according to an outage map provided by utility Duke Energy. Moore County is located north of the city of Fayetteville.
In a statement on Dec. 4 about the outages, Gov. Roy Cooper said that an investigation is underway.
“I have spoken with Duke Energy and state law enforcement officials about the power outages in Moore County,” we wrote. “They are investigating and working to return electricity to those impacted. The state is providing support as needed.”…