SUMMERFIELD, N.C. — Update: Most of the power has since been restored.
Thousands of people are without power in the Summerfield and Oak Ridge area Thursday evening.
Duke Energy said the outage was caused by equipment going offline.
According to Duke Energy's website, the power is expected to come back on Friday by 1:00 a.m.
WFMY News 2 is reaching out about why the equipment went offline. Check back for updates.
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