Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Storm Causes Wide Spread Power Outage

Over three thousand Hydro One customers in the Kenora area are in the dark this morning.

A vicious storm last night knocked out power around 10:00 last night in an area from Redditt, to Rat Portage, Washagamis Bay, Clearwater Bay and all the way out to Ingolf.

Hydro One crews are already on the scene in some areas trying to restore electricity.

The utility says it could be 4:00 this afternoon before power is back on for all its
customers.

In the meantime, a micro-burst has knocked trees onto a section of the Redditt Road north
of the Coker Road creating a bit of a driving hazard.