A graphic posted to Jackson Purchase Energy's Facebook page, depicting the outage area. 

UPDATE: All power has been restored to affected areas 

As of approximately 12:15, power has been restored to at least half of the people who were impacted by the outage. 

PADUCAH, KY — A fire at an electric substation in Paducah has caused over 1,000 people to lose power, but crews should have the issue fixed shortly. 

The fire happened at a Jackson Purchase Energy corporation substation around 11:00 this morning. Several Local 6 Viewers reported seeing a smoke ring in the sky and hearing a loud noise in the mall area of Paducah when it occurred.

A graphic posted to Jackson Purchase Energy's Facebook page, depicting the outage area. 

Local 6 spoke with a dispatch worker at Jackson Purchase Energy who said a crew responded to the scene quickly and are working on fixing the issue. He said power should be restored in the area soon. 

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