Power briefly knocked out to thousands of EPCOR customers in North Edmonton

EDMONTON -- A power outage in North Edmonton briefly affected 4,441 customers, according to EPCOR.

The outage reported Monday morning affected customers in the neighbourhoods of:

• Bell Rive
• Crystallina Nera West
• Eaux Claires
• Elsinore
• Klarvatten
• Lago Lindo

Power was fully restored as of 1:15 p.m., according to EPCOR.

The outage was caused by a cable fault, which can be caused by a number of things including moisture or grit creating a crack in cable insulation, or regular wear-and-tear of the cable.