HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Northern Kentucky University's campus in Heighland Heights, Ky. was closed Wednesday morning until noon because of a power outage, according to an alert sent from the university.
All classes and events that were scheduled to take place before noon were canceled, the university said.
🚨 | NKU will be closed until noon on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, due to a power outage across campus. All classes and events scheduled to begin before noon are cancelled.
— Northern Kentucky University (@nkuedu) November 29, 2023
Power was restored to the area around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. A Duke Evergy spokesperson said crews found a failed piece of equipment on a transmission line that fed the area.
According to Duke Energy's outage map, roughly 3,000 households in neighborhoods surrounding the NKU campus were without power briefly Wednesday morning; the outage affected Highland Heights, parts of Cold Spring and parts of Wilder.
A spokesperson with Duke Energy said the outage began around 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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