Jason Johnson helps his son Jacquio jump start his car Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 on the south side of South Bend, Indiana. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Crews have restored power to all but a few hundred of several thousand homes and businesses in central Indiana that lost power amid dangerously cold temperatures .
Duke Energy says about 200 of its customers remained without power Wednesday afternoon, mostly in Hamilton County, just north of Indianapolis.
About 5,000 of the utility's customers lost power earlier in the day due to high power demand for heating that caused power line circuits to trip.
Indianapolis Power & Light reported that about 130 of its customers remained without power Wednesday afternoon, down from a peak of about 2,000 customers who had lost power.
The National Weather Service says the temperature fell to minus 11 degrees (negative 23 degrees Celsius) Wednesday in Indianapolis, tying the record low for the date set in 1966.
A pedestrian makes their way along the Canal Walk downtown in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 as temperatures remained below zero Fahrenheit in Central Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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The Kokomo Rescue Mission is one of several warming shelters in Kokomo, Ind. for those looking for a place to get out of the below freezing temperatures on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (Kelly Lafferty Gerber/Kokomo Tribune via AP)
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A bundled up bicyclist rides his bike toward the trolley stop in downtown Kokomo, Ind., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 with temperatures reaching into the negative double digits. (Kelly Lafferty Gerber/Kokomo Tribune via AP)
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Brittany Holt came into the Kokomo Rescue Mission on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 to warm up with a cup of hot chocolate after temperatures dropped in double negative digits. The Kokomo Rescue Mission is one of several warming centers in Kokomo, Indiana. (Kelly Lafferty Gerber/Kokomo Tribune via AP)
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