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By Brian Konrad

Transformer fire leads to power outage

Power restored after transformer fire early this morning

Sep 19, 2019 | 7:47 AM

MEDICINE HAT — Power has been restored to about 26 hundred electric utility customers, after a transformer and power pole burned this morning.

Fire crews were called to 2111 9th Avenue S.W. around 5:30 this morning.

They put out flames quickly and city electric crews were right behind them, de-energizing the line and moving power to other lines on the Kin Coulee feeder.

Power was out in parts of the southwest and southeast Hill neighborhoods, and the south flats.