ATHABASCA — An unplanned power outage briefly hit the town of Athabasca, Athabasca County, as far north as Calling Lake this afternoon due to an unknown cause.
The outage began shortly after 12 p.m., and despite FortisAlberta estimates that service would be restored around 3 p.m., power was back on for local residences and businesses by 12:40 p.m.
Crews on scene indicated the outage was caused by an issue near the Esso gas station. Power to the gas station will remain off for a few hours this afternoon.
The town of Athabasca, Colinton, South Baptiste, Island Lake, Calling Lake, Athabasca County and surrounding areas were affected by the outage.
Updates on planned and unplanned outages can be tracked on FortisAlberta's online map which can be found here, or by calling 1(866) 717-3113. Anyone with information on the cause of the outage is asked to call the number listed above and wait to speak to a customer care operator.
