Thousands of utility customers were without power across portions of New York, Pennsylvania and Sussex County late Saturday, officials said.
Orange & Rockland said some of its customers across New Jersey and New York were without power late Dec. 5, 2015 (File photo)
In Montague, 216 of 262 Orange & Rockland customers were without electricity, according to the utility company.
Orange County, New York, appeared to be hardest hit by the outage, officials said. More than 18,000 customers there were without service.
The Orange County Office of Emergency Management said the outage was apparently related to an issue at a substation in Middletown, New York. Service was expected to be restored by 1 a.m. Sunday, the agency said in a statement on Facebook.
Some customers in Pike County, Pennsylvania, were also without service.
Orange & Rockland said an equipment problem at the substation was to blame for the outages and customers should check the company's Twitter page for updates.
Approx, 52K out due to equipment failure at shoemaker sub. Middletown. Power should be restored between now and midnight.
-- Orange & Rockland (@ORUConnect) December 6, 2015
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