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2,000 homes without power after transformer fire in Alexandria’s West End

There is a power outage in the area of Seminary Road and N. Beauregard Street in Alexandria’s West End, April 12, 2024 (via Dominion Energy)

(Updated at 8 p.m.) More than 2,200 West End residents are without power after a transformer fire in the area of Seminary Road and N. Beauregard Street, according to Dominion Energy.

The Alexandria Police and Fire Departments responded to the transformer fire at around 4 p.m., and to direct traffic since the lights are down in the area, according to dispatches.

Dominion Energy says in their outage map that a crew has been dispatched to the area, and that crews are working to restore power by 10 p.m.