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Crow causes power outage in Truro area

About 11,000 homes and businesses in and around Truro were without power on Friday afternoon after a crow flew into a transmission line. Most of the customers had their power restored by late in the afternoon.

More than 11,000 Nova Scotia Power customers had no power for part of Friday afternoon

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Power is back on in the Truro area after a crow caused an outage Friday afternoon. (The Canadian Press)

About 11,000 homes and businesses in and around Truro were briefly without power on Friday afternoon after a crow flew into a transmission line.

A spokesperson for Nova Scotia Power said it was the second crow-related outage in the province on Friday.

The outage was initially attributed to "wildlife interference" on the utility's outage map.

Power was fully restored by 5 p.m.

 

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