More than 1,400 people in Albert Lea were without power Friday night, according to Alliant Energy’s website.

Power was out as early as 8:30 p.m., and as of 9:50 p.m., there were 1,427 customers without electricity.

There are 12,349 total customers in Freeborn County, the website stated.

Power appears to have been restored at about 11 p.m.

Electricity appeared to be out in the central part of Albert Lea, including much of the downtown, as far east as McDonald’s and Domino’s Pizza, and as far south as the Tribune.

It is unclear if the outages went beyond that area.

Albert Lea Police Lt. Darin Palmer said officials had to wait for a journeyman to arrive from Mason City to address the issue.

He said the company lost a piece of insulation on part of its equipment that ultimately led to the outage.

Look to the Tribune for more information as it becomes available.