Another power outage in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — Approximately 1,800 Manitoba Hydro customers are without power after a pole fire at Regent Avenue and Plessis Road.

The outage is affecting customers between the CPR main line, Regent Avenue, Sanford Fleming Road and Kildonan Meadow Drive.

Approx 1800 customers without power from approx Regent-CPR main line & Sanford Fleming-Kildonan Meadow. Restoration unknown. 1/2 #mboutage

— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) March 25, 2015

In a tweet sent out just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night Manitoba Hydro said crews were working to replace the damaged 70-foot pole. They also said that the time of restoration is unknown.

Crews are working to restore power in Transcona and set a new 70-foot pole to replace fire-damaged one. 2/2 #mboutage

— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) March 25, 2015

This follows a power outage caused by a separate pole fire Monday night that left more than 5,000 without power.

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