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Fire causes brief power outage for over 3,000 Cochrane residents

Power outage in Cochrane due to pole fire. Global News

CALGARY – Hundreds of Cochrane residents experienced a brief power outage on Monday.

The Cochrane Fire Department said the outage was due to a power pole fire along Mountain Ridge Place which sparked at around 3 a.m.

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Fortis Alberta had to shut off power for 3,300 customers in Cochrane and Rocky View County from 3:40 a.m. to 4:12 a.m. to make some repairs.

The cause of the pole fire is not known.

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