West Reno power outage

UPDATE - 9:30 PM

The power outage is stemming from a down power line near the construction site on I-80 near Keystone.

Officials say earlier today, they got a call with people noticing sparks from the location of their house.

Officials then went to investigate, where they found a downed power line.

The power outage is still ongoing, according to the Nevada 511 website.


 ORIGINAL STORY

There is a current power outage that's affecting west Reno residents.

According to the NV Energy website, over 1500 people are without power.

The outage was reported around 8 p.m. with the cause under investigation.

This is a developing story. Our team will update as soon as more information comes in.