Nova Scotia Power says an emergency outage happened in the Truro and Stewiacke area after “vandalism” at a substation. Thousands temporarily lost power.
The utility said just before noon on Saturday that a perpetrator cut wires off a transformer, “risking their safety and the public’s.”
In a tweet, it said the “emergency outage was necessary so that crews could safely respond and make repairs.”
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As of 2 p.m., power was restored to customers in that area.
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RCMP told Global News their Colchester County District detachment responded to the break-in at the power substation in Upper Onslow on Saturday. Police said someone had broken in, caused damage and “stolen a significant amount of copper.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Colchester County District RCMP or CrimeStoppers.
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