( CNN ) -- An electrical outage at a power station in northern New Jersey left 20,000 households -- and a major airport -- without power Monday , prompting authorities to restrict incoming and outgoing flights at Newark International Airport , officials said . Several people were removed from stalled elevators , while others were stranded in the airport 's monorail trains , according to a spokesman for the Port Authority for New York and New Jersey . The outage occurred around 2:30 p.m. after an equipment failure at Bayway Switching Station in Elizabeth , New Jersey , according to Public Service Electric and Gas Co. spokeswoman Bonnie Sheppard . Power was restored at Newark airport around 4 p.m. , and flights resumed with minor delays . Emergency crews were working to restore service across the region , Sheppard said .
NEW : Power was restored at Newark aiport around 4 p.m. A power outage Monday left 20,000 households without electricity . The outage also cut power to Newark International Airport terminals . The outage prompted airport authorities to restrict flights at Newark airport .