Downed power lines at Cape Coral intersection cause thousands to lose power

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The Cape Coral Police Department is on scene of downed power lines at the intersection of Hancock Parkway and Cultural Park Boulevard Wednesday night.

All directions will be closed at the intersection for at least the next three to four hours. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area.

According to an outage map from Lee County Electric Cooperative over 3,000 customers are without power as a result of the downed lines.

LCEC said they are aware of the outage and will be responding.

This is a developing story.

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