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St. James power outage caused by a crow, says Manitoba Hydro

Two sections of St. James are experiencing power outages.
Two sections of St. James are experiencing power outages. Manitoba Hydro

About 2,400 homes and businesses were without power in St. James Monday morning.

Manitoba Hydro reported there were 2,418 customers without power in two sections of St. James in between Portage Avenue and Ness Avenue.

The cause of the outage was apparently a crow making the fatal decision to land on the power line

Power to most customers was restored by 8:45 a.m. Hydro said there may be a few customers still without power, but it’s expected to be fully restored by noon.

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Some traffic lights were affected by the outage.

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