Crow causes power outage in Truro area
About 11,000 homes and businesses in and around Truro were without power on Friday afternoon after a crow flew into a transmission line. Most of the customers had their power restored by late in the afternoon.
More than 11,000 Nova Scotia Power customers had no power for part of Friday afternoon
About 11,000 homes and businesses in and around Truro were briefly without power on Friday afternoon after a crow flew into a transmission line.
A spokesperson for Nova Scotia Power said it was the second crow-related outage in the province on Friday.
The outage was initially attributed to "wildlife interference" on the utility's outage map.
Power was fully restored by 5 p.m.
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