About 390 Manitoba Hydro customers in downtown Winnipeg are without power after a school bus crashed into a hydro pole around 4 p.m. Friday.
#mboutage A school bus hit one of our poles in downtown Winnipeg, taking out power to about 390 customers in the area. Everyone is safe. We have staff assessing the damage now. No estimated time for restoration at the moment. https://t.co/5e8KtEtcei pic.twitter.com/oQWVUmng5D
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) September 25, 2020
A Tweet from Winnipeg police says “a number” of youth were safely evacuated and were being assessed by Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services.
It’s not known how many children were involved or what their conditions are.
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The police service says the incident happened at the corner of Logan Avenue and Stanley Street.
A school bus crashed into a hydro pole in downtown Winnipeg Friday afternoon.
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Hydro says there is no estimated time for restoration, but it will likely be “lengthy.”
The public is being asked to avoid the area for the time being.
