Nearly 600 customers of West Penn Power Co. in the area of Morton Avenue have been without electricity since about 1:30 p.m.

The company’s website says service will be restored by 4 p.m.

A company spokesman said the outage occurred when a wooden support beam at the top of a pole broke.

The spokesman said the outage initially affected about 2,000 customers.

The company also reports more than 200 customers without power in Clinton Township.