Nearly 2,000 power outages occurred Monday on the east side of Bloomington. The power went out at College Mall at about 4:30 p.m. Emergency lights were turned on throughout the mall, but most stores were closed.
“We’re closed until the power comes back on,” said Ricky Hardy, Gordon’s Jewelers store manager.
A sign posted on Applebee’s door read, “Sorry...we have no power!! We will be back as soon as we can. Please come back!!”
Target has its own backup generator and was one of the few stores still open.
“The generator’s running the few lights we have and our computer system,” said Target employee Elza Chafin. “Everybody just froze. Then the lights flickered a few times and shopping just resumed.”
The power was restored to the Bloomington area at about 7:30 p.m., according to a Duke Energy representative. At 8 p.m. a customer service representative from Duke Energy said the power was restored.
-Colleen Sikorski
Power restored to Bloomington's east side
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