WAHOO, Neb. -- A significant number of people in east central Nebraska were without access to 911 for part of Tuesday, though the problem has since been resolved.

According to Ashland Fire and Rescue, the Saunders County 911 system went down Tuesday morning, with the outage also affecting residents in nearby Butler and Platte Counties.

That adds up to approximately 64,000 Nebraskans affected by the outage.

Residents in those three counties were being routed through the Saunders County Sheriff's Office.

Officials say the 911 system is now fully operational.