Power restored for thousands of customers in northwestern Saskatchewan
A collapsed high-voltage power line was blamed for a massive electricity outage in northwest Saskatchewan.
SaskPower blamed collapsed line
A massive electricity outage in northwest Saskatchewan was the result of a collapsed high-voltage power line, according to SaskPower.
Thousands of people unexpectedly lost power around 5 a.m. CST Thursday. When SaskPower workers discovered the problem area two hours later, they found power poles had been burned and broken.
The area affected by the outage started just north of the Battlefords and stretched 400 kilometres to La Loche, Other affected spots include Beauval, IIe-a-la-Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, Dillon and Turnor Lake.
Heavy equipment was needed to repair the line, adding to the project's time frame.
Power was restored by 5 p.m.