Fallen power line causes power outage in north Red Deer
A fallen power line has been identified as the cause of a large power outage in north Red Deer Thursday morning.
Jim Jorgensen, manager at the City of Red Deer’s Electric, Light and Power department, says it’s unclear at this point what caused the line to come down.
“At about 7:30 this morning, we started receiving calls about a power outage in parts of Highland Green, Normandeau, and a little bit of Glendale,” says Jorgensen. “We dispatched crews and they located a section of a line that was down in the vicinity of 59 Avenue and 67 Street. In total, we were looking at probably about 700-800 customers.”
Jorgensen says some traffic signals in the area were also impacted.