Michael Howie

MERRILLVILLE — Nearly 6,000 NIPSCO customers are without power Thursday evening, almost all of whom live in Merrillville. The cause of the outage is unclear.

A total of 5,607 NIPSCO customers in Merrillville had a power outage just before 7 p.m., according to the company's online dashboard. By 7:45 p.m., nearly all power had been restored.

NIPSCO has not shared the cause of the outages. According to the dashboard, power is expected to be restored in most areas overnight.

A NIPSCO spokesperson told The Times crews are actively working to restore power to the area and identify the cause, and the outages should be dealt with Thursday night.

Customers with an outage can text OUT to 444111 or call 1-800-4NIPSCO.

This is a developing story.

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