Power outages in greater Milwaukee area, We Energies working to solve issues

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- We Energies says there were two power outages Sunday night, July 6th, affecting around 31,000 customers.

The first outage happened in Shorewood affecting around 21,000 residents around 9:00 p.m. We Energies says a tree fell into power lines causing residents to lose power for about 30 minutes.

The other outage is in Waukesha County in the Brookfield area, affecting around 11,000 customers. A spokesperson from We Energies says they are working to locate the problem and get the power back on.