Power outage in downtown Raleigh, about 700 customers affected

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- UPDATE: The power is back on

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About 700 people are without power after a power outage in downtown Raleigh.

Duke Energy reports the outage happened at about 10:53 a.m.

Power is expected to be back on around 12:45 p.m.

Check the status here.