Tahoe Douglas Fire says a mechanical failure likely led to a fire at the NV Energy plant in Zephyr Cove early Monday morning.
NV Energy says at one point, nearly 8,700 customers were without power, but power has since been restored to all customers.Â
Liberty Utilities says power has been restored to about 15,000 customers in the South Lake Tahoe, Markleeville area.Â
Fire crews say the mechanical failure occurred at the substation off of Sewer Plant Road and caused an outage into the Minden-Gardnerville area. Â
NV Energy says the power went out after 8:30 a.m. on Monday.Â
Tahoe Douglas Fire says the Kingsbury backup transmission line is under construction and the Glenbrook backup transmission line was damaged in the Carson Fire.
Tahoe Douglas Fire tells us that the fire is contained to just that building, and is a not a threat to the public.Â
No one was hurt.Â
