Downed lines were cause of Indianapolis power outage

Indianapolis Power & Light is investing the cause of an outage that has left nearly 13,000 customers without power.

Around 13,000 Indianapolis Power & Light customers on the Indianapolis east side experienced a power cut mid-day Wednesday.

IPL says the outage was due to downed power lines. The outage began before noon and most customers had been restored by 2:00 pm.

We're experiencing a large outage due to downed lines. Multiple crews are on site working to restore power as quickly & safely as possible.

— IPL Power (@IPLPower) July 27, 2016

IPL says the outage was mainly south of 30th Street, north of English Avenue, east of Post Road and West of Sherman Drive.

#OUTAGE tip: If you see a downed power line, assume it's energized and STAY AWAY. Report the downed line by calling 317.261.8111.

— IPL Power (@IPLPower) July 27, 2016