Strong winds in Las Vegas knock down power lines

Powerlines are worked on near the intersection of West Sahara Avenue and Richfield Boulevard on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @bridgetkbennett

Powerlines are worked on near the intersection of West Sahara Avenue and Richfield Boulevard on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @bridgetkbennett

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By Jessica Terrones Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 6, 2017 - 1:20 pm

Updated May 6, 2017 - 5:32 pm

Strong winds knocked power lines down Saturday afternoon, leaving almost 2,000 NVEnergy customers without power.

The Las Vegas Fire Department is responding to the area of West Sahara Avenue and Richfield Boulevard because of wire and power lines down in the area.

E5 responding area of W Sahara Ave & Richfield Blvd, reported wires down/pwr off in area, @NVEnergy has been notified, E5 confirms. PIO1

— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) May 6, 2017

By 3:30 p.m., the number of customers without power was down to about 600.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.

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