Power outage affects Canutillo ISD HQ, West Towne Marketplace

UPDATE - An El Paso Electric spokesperson told ABC-7 that non-EPE contractors in the area hit power lines, and that crews are working to get the outage "repaired and restored as quickly and as safely as possible."

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Areas around Canutillo and Northwest El Paso and I-10 are out of power as of Thursday afternoon.

El Paso Electric reports several hundred customers were initially out of power starting just before 2 p.m., though that number dropped as repairs were underway. Full power is estimated to be restored around 4:30 p.m.

The Canutillo Independent School District posted on their social media accounts that the district headquarters building was out of power around 2 p.m., but that the power was still on at all school campuses.

ABC-7 viewers also posted that stores in the West Towne Marketplace area were without power this afternoon.