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Power outages reported in Northeast DC

WASHINGTON — A large number of power outages were reported in Northeast D.C. Sunday morning.

As of 8:30 a.m., Pepco was reporting 2,000 outages in the Brookland and Fort Lincoln neighborhoods of Northeast D.C., the area along Rhode Island Avenue near South Dakota Avenue. Traffic lights in the area may be dark.

Crews have been dispatched for repairs, Pepco said.

Pepco can be reached at 877-737-2662.

View the latest outages in the map below:

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