Part of downtown Calgary lights up after five-day power outage
Fire crews still on scene at an underground electrical fire near 5th ave and 8 St SW. #yyc pic.twitter.com/OMsHSmH3oi
— Leah Hennel (@leahhennelphoto) October 12, 2014Digital Reporter
Thursday, October 16, 2014, 10:37 AM - The lights have been restored for a part downtown Calgary after an underground electrical fire on Saturday knocked out power to scores of buildings and over one thousand customers.
According to The Canadian Press, Enmax Corp., the city's electrical utility, flipped the switch at 5 a.m. Thursday to restore service, but officials warn it will take time for building systems to be checked.
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The lights are back on! Power has been restored to downtown Calgary.
— ENMAX (@ENMAX) October 16, 2014
Residents who were put up in a hotel during the blackout were asked to check out prior to an information update on the status of their residences.
The electricity is flowing, but some downtown building managers may need to reset their systems.
#yyc
— ENMAX (@ENMAX) October 16, 2014
Gianna Manes, CEO of Enmax, told the Canadian Press that it could take a month or more before the utility finds out what caused Saturday's fire.
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RT @Supremequeen22: @ENMAX here are the two original shots to get a closer look pic.twitter.com/ZfMjrT7RUf
— City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) October 16, 2014
Roughly 1,900 metered customers in 112 residential and commercial buildings were affected by the outage.
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With files from The Canadian Press
