Power outage hits small part of Arlington Heights

A power outage is affecting approximately 20 customers in the Reuter Drive area of Arlington Heights, a ComEd spokeswoman said this morning.

Crews from ComEd have been on the scene since 6:50 a.m. and power is expected to be recovered at 1:15 p.m., according to ComEd's Alicia Zatkowski.

The outage was caused by a pole fire, which may have resulted from lightning, wildlife contact or a fallen tree branch, she said.

One customer who lives near the intersection of Kirchoff and Wilke complained that she kept receiving later times for power restoration.

Zatkowski said ComEd is working to frequently update the automated phone line with expected recovery times but multiple outages across the area due to the weather could have led to customers getting misleading information.