
Moore County, North Carolina residents are under a curfew Sunday night and for the foreseeable future after a targeted attack on two substations knocked out power for thousands of customers.
The county has declared a state of emergency.
The massive power outage was reportedly caused by gunfire on Saturday night, according to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.
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Mike Cameron of the Southern Pines Fire and Rescue Department told CNN that a gate at one of the locations appeared to have been taken off its hinges.