A large-scale outage is affecting residents’ ability to call the 911 emergency number in parts of Nebraska and Texas, and the entire state of South Dakota, according to local authorities.
In Las Vegas, calls to 911 on landline phones and mobile phones were not connecting for about two hours before service was restored at about 9 p.m., the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on social media.
During the outage, dispatchers could see attempts to make calls from mobile phones and would call residents back, the police said, and all attempted calls had been answered.
The outage was also affecting southern Nevada, the Nevada State Police said.
Outages were also reported by the local police departments of Dundy County, Neb., Kearney County, Neb., Howard County, Neb., Fremont, Neb., and Del Rio, Texas.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada State Police
Locations:
Nebraska, Texas, South Dakota, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dundy County, Neb, Kearney County, Howard County, Fremont, Del Rio , Texas