Pacific Power outage: Did Dave Johnston Plant fire cause blackouts in Oregon, Wyoming and South Dakota? Details here

A massive power outage hit multiple cities in South Dakota and Wyoming on Thursday afternoon. Rapid City in South Dakota and Casper in Wyoming were among the worst hit, reportedly leaving almost 60,000 people without power.

The outages began around 12:45 and impacted parts of Casper, Mills, Evansville, Glenrock, Douglas, Sheridan, Buffalo, and more. While power came on briefly, it went out again.