Nearly 35,000 Denver metro residents without power
By
David MullenDecember 15, 2021 | updated 4 years ago
A tree fell into a home at 4386 S. Sherman in Englewood on Dec. 15, 2021 (Courtesy of the Denver Fire Department)
High winds on Wednesday have caused more than 600 power outages in the Denver metro area, according to Xcel Energy.
As of 8 p.m., 33,575 customers in the Denver area were without power. There are 642 current outages reported throughout the state, impacting 34,235 customers, according to the energy company.
The number of residents impacted has declined substantially since the middle of the afternoon where over 56,000 people were without power and officials were addressing 718 outages across the state.
The state’s largest outage continued to be in the southwest metro, where 23,059 residents were still without power. Earlier in the day, South Metro Fire Rescue reported at least three power lines were down in the area; however, no injures were reported.
Officials did not give an estimate when power would be restored.
A tree fell into a home at 4386 S. Sherman in Englewood on Dec. 15, 2021 (Courtesy of the Denver Fire Department)A semi-truck collided with a light pole on the onramp of I-25 north of N. Academy Blvd.. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)Paramedics tend to an injured person on the onramp of I-25 north of N. Academy Blvd. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)Firefighters head back to their truck in winds that have them walking at almost a 45 degree angle. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. There were over a dozen semi-trucks that were toppled on I-25 in the Pikes Peak region. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane just past Garden of the Gods Rd. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)
