Moore County, North Carolina, has declared a state of emergency as power outages continue after a "deliberate" attack over the weekend in which gunfire damaged two substations. The attack left roughly 45,000 people without power in North Carolina.
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Under the state of emergency, a curfew is in place from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. each night, and residents of the county are encouraged to conserve fuel.
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Jeff Brooks, a spokesman for Duke Energy, said Monday that the company had restored power to about 7,000 customers.
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About 38,000 remain without power, and Brooks said that it's likely full restoration won't happen until Wednesday or Thursday.
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In a press release shared earlier in the day, Duke Energy general manager Jason Hollifield said "the damage is beyond repair in some areas."
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"That leaves us with no option but to replace large pieces of equipment — which is not an easy or quick task," said Hollifield said.
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The outage has also rendered wastewater pumps in the area out of order, and schools in the county have been closed.
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Traffic lights are also out. Emergency shelters have been opened to the public.
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In Carthage, residents Steve and Meg Wilkins' unheated house has dipped to 55 degrees.
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"This is not what I wanted to be doing today or last night or the night before," Steve Wilkins said.