West Plains, MO. – Many residents in the city of West Plains woke up without power Saturday morning. At 7:29 a.m. on the morning of November 20, an explosion was reported to emergency dispatchers in the City of West Plains at the Lincoln Avenue power sub-station. The West Plains Fire Department, West Plains Electric Department, and West Plains Police Department responded to the call.
As of 9:50 a.m., residents will start seeing power restored over the next few hours according to Public Relations Coordinator Cody Sanders informed Ozark Radio News.
City league games scheduled for today have been postponed due to the outage.