UPDATE 8:14 P.M.: As of 6 p.m., all customers impacted from today’s power outage in St. Joseph County, Ind. have been restored to service. I&M crews and business partners worked quickly and safely to restore power after a large tree fell onto power lines.

UPDATE 5:40 P.M.: The City of Mishawaka announced power has been fully restored to the 3,800 Mishawaka Utilities customers in the University Park area.

UPDATE THREE: I&M Power confirmed just before noon, Wednesday, a tree fell into power lines including high-voltage wires that supply area substations.

Over 9,000 customers lost service.

So far, I&M has been able to restore more than 1,000 of those affected.

I&M says the remaining outages are expected to be restored by 10 p.m., Wednesday.

UPDATE TWO: The I&M outage map still shows around 8,000 customers without power as of 3:18 p.m., Wednesday.

At 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Mishawaka Utilities Electric reported crews are continuing to work closely with I&M to address the ongoing outage.

The initial investigation determined a tree was knocked onto a power line during nearby construction activity.

Lines became entangled leading to power disruption.

Crews are making necessary repairs to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

The City of Mishawaka and Mishawaka Utilities were also informed by I&M that restoration is expected to take several more hours.

Mishawaka crews are now exploring possible ways to reroute, switch the power feed sooner, and do everything possible to expedite restoration.

UPDATE: Mishawaka crews are at two separate sub stations investigating the cause.

I&M Power told ABC57 a high voltage transmission line is out, but they are "investigating the cause." They could not confirm if the line was down.

The UP Mall is now temporarily closed due to the outage.

Nearby traffic lights are also out.

ORIGINAL STORY: MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The City of Mishawaka reports power is currently out in the University Park area, from Douglas Road north.

Officials say Mishawaka Utilities Electric crews are currently assessing the situation and working to restore service as quickly and safely as possible.

Indiana Michigan Power's outage map shows at least 7,821 outages in the area as of 12:22 p.m., Wednesday.

ABC57 has also been informed that University Park Mall is without power.