FORT WORTH, Texas — The 911 emergency system in northern Tarrant County was repaired Tuesday morning after it went down Monday evening, officials said.
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said the outage was caused by a damaged fiber optic line and was affecting areas east of Eagle Mountain Lake and parts of Fort Worth, Saginaw, Newark and unincorporated areas.
The line was repaired Tuesday morning, officials reported shortly after 8 a.m.
Residents in the affected areas were asked to call 817-884-1213 if there is an emergency.
The sheriff's office shared a map of what areas the outage was affecting. The areas are highlighted in yellow.
