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Map of outages and reports in the RM of Portage la Prairie. Source: MB Hydro website
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Map of outages and reports in the RM of Portage la Prairie. Source: MB Hydro website
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Update: A statement was released from Manitoba Hydro about the incident yesterday:

"An equipment issue yesterday (May 14) caused an outage to approximately 5,700 customers for ten minutes. It began at 4:20 p.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m., affecting customers in Portage la Prairie, Oakville, Elm Creek, Southport, and the surrounding RMs."
 

Original story:

A power outage struck the RM of Portage la Prairie this afternoon at around 4:20 p.m.

It appears the outage was widespread, not just through the city of Portage, but throughout the surrounding RM.

The outage did not appear to last long, however, as within about 10 minutes, power appeared to have been restored to most affected areas.

No cause is known at this time.

PortageOnline is attempting to obtain more information from Manitoba Hydro, and this page will be updated if any further information is released.

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