NEW YORK — A power outage in Brooklyn left thousands of customers in the dark Thursday morning.
Con Edison said a dump truck hit an overhead pole around 7:45 a.m. Thursday in East Flatbush.
The outage impacted more than 8,000 customers in East Flatbush, Midwood and Tilden.
Service was restored a couple hours later, the utility said.
Customers are encouraged to report their outage and check out Con Ed’s outage map here .
The utility serves New York City’s five boroughs, except for the Rockaways, and Westchester County.
Watch Chopper 2 over Brooklyn power outage
Chopper 2 flew overhead as crews worked to make repairs at the intersection of Glenwood Road and Troy Avenue in East Flatbush.
CBS News New York has a crew headed to the scene and will have live updates on our streaming channel.