Some Queenstown and Frankton residents are currently without power due to a large lightning strike which occurred this morning.
By Lachie McLeod
An Aurora Energy spokesperson told 1News, "a total of 12,176 customer were impacted by the power outages in the Queenstown area due to the lightning strike.
"There are still 314 customers without power in the Frankton area and we’re working to get their power restored as soon as possible."
They’re working to confirm whether lightning struck the lines or the transformer.
At least 1000 Aurora Energy customers have been affected following a lightning strike. (Source: 1News)
Queenstown Airport and the Lakes District Hospital are in the affected area however both have generators to fall back on.
For more information about outage head to Aurora Energy website at auroraenergy.co.nz
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