Power outage leaves parts of Franklin, Hales Corners in the dark (2024)

WEBVTT [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WISN-TV] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] WISN 12 NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS, THIS EXPLOSION KNOCKS OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN TWO SOUTHERN SUBURBS, LEAVING HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE DARK. 3100 PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN AND HALES CORNERS WERE WITHOUT POWER IN THE HEIGHT OF THE OUTAGE. THAT NUMBER IS DOWN TO 1900 AT THIS HOUR. WISN 12 NEWS' BEN HUTCHISON IS LIVE AT TARGET IN FRANKLIN WHERE CUSTOMERS WERE FORCED TO SHOP IN THE DARK. THEY REALLY WERE. THE STOPLIGHTS ARE WORKING IN FRANKLIN. WE ENERGIES TELLS US THAT A DAMAGED POWERFUL CAUSE D WIDESPREAD OUTAGES. WE HAVE SOME CELL PHONE VIDEO SENT IN BY A VIEWER. NO WORD ON WHEN THAT WILL BE FAXED -- FIXED. RADIO STATIONS COULD NOT BROADCAST. THEY ARE NOW ON THE AIR. I DID GO INTO THAT TARGET . THEY WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR ONE HOUR, BUT NEVER CLOSED. THEY DID HAVE BACKUP LIGHTING WORKING. REGISTERS WERE REBOOTED SO CUSTOMERS COULD CONTINUE SHOPPING. PEOPLE WERE WALKING AROUND. IT DID NOT SEEM LIKE A BUSY DAY, PEACEFUL AND DARK, PEOPLE DOING THEIR THING. THE LIGHTS DID COME BACK ON BEFORE 5:00. THE REFRIGERATED SECTION WAS TAPED OFF TO PREVENT FOOD FROM SPOILING. ABOUT 40 CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER STILL.