Power outage hits UNLV, nearby Las Vegas residents
A power outage near UNLV on Tuesday evening left hundreds of people without power, according to NV Energy.
UNLV announced via social media about 8 p.m. that power on campus had been restored. Damage to equipment caused the outage shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to the power company.
Others were still without power due to the outage, and power was expected to be restored to about 450 customers by 9:30 p.m.
A power outage is affecting portions of UNLV's campus including Lied Library, Carol Harter Classroom Building Complex (CBC), & others on the west side of campus. NV Energy crews are working to determine the cause & correct the issue as quickly as possible. https://t.co/qhKQ6peQXZ
— UNLV (@unlv) May 2, 2018
The outage caused a temporary loss of power in several university buildings on the west side of campus, including Lied Library, UNLV said in a tweet.
Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Mike Shoro contributed to this report.
