***UPDATE: Officials say the 911 phones in Chatham County are working again after a short outage.***
Chatham County officials say that 911 phones are currently down.
A release says residents with serious emergencies should call (919) 548-1300 or (919) 704-6320 until further notice.
There is no word on what caused the phones to go down.
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