Thousands without power in west Winnipeg and Headingley, Man.

By Amber McGuckin Global News

Posted December 26, 2016 6:47 pm

Updated December 27, 2016 12:42 pm

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Manitoba Hydro says several thousand customers are without power in Crestview and Headingley. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News / File

WINNIPEG — Several thousand customers were left without power after a Manitoba Hydro line tripped open.

The power outage that started after 2 p.m. impacted people in Crestview, Westwood, Unicity and outside the city in Headingley, Man.

Manitoba Hydro said access to the site was slow due to snow drifts.

Power was restored to all customers in the area around 8:45 p.m.

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There’s also no word yet if the outage is weather related.

We have 5,400 customers currently w/o service. Staff are patrolling line. The hope is to find fault and clear it ASAP to restore service. https://t.co/i30vIa2B9q
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) December 26, 2016

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