Lethbridge downtown left in the dark Wednesday night

LETHBRIDGE – Some local residents got caught in the dark Wednesday night.

A massive power outage hit the downtown, affecting a number of homes, businesses and restaurants.

The power outage affected customers between Scenic Drive and 13 Street, from 1 Avenue to 6 Avenue South.  A small portion on the north side was also dark on 13 Street North between 1 Avenue and 6 Avenue North.

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The city says the cause of the outage was an underground fault to a mainline feeder. The fault occurred between 1 and 3 Avenue South on Scenic Drive.

The outage started at approximately 7:00 p.m.   A portion of the outage was fixed an hour later, power was fully restored shortly after 9:00 p.m.

Work to fully repair the damaged continued Thursday afternoon.