Iowa Substation Fire Restores Power | Des Moines News

A substation fire in central Iowa sparked a major power outage affecting 3,000 MidAmerican customers around 4:30 PM—right in the middle of the afternoon. By nightfall, most were back online, with only 125 still without power, mostly in Des Moines and nearby towns. Crews responded swiftly, working through the night to restore service. While outages are always disruptive, this one was handled efficiently, underscoring just how vital our power infrastructure is—and how quickly teams can bounce back. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ca3ab0570745ce01