Power restored for Humble woman who slept in her car for a week after Hurricane Beryl

HUMBLE, Texas – After more than a week without power, the Humble woman who had to sleep in her car during Houston’s sweltering temperatures finally had power restored to her home.

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Christina Bourgeois, who lives in the Classic Pines neighborhood said she and several of her neighbors were left without power after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas Coast.

As a result, Bourgeois said she and her dog, Mimosa, had to use her car as a second home.

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Before restoring her power, Bourgeois said she reached out to CenterPoint several times.

CenterPoint said the reason Bourgeois didn’t have power for so long was because there was likely a circuit-level outage, which typically impacts more than 100 customers.