Large outage leaves several southern Alberta communities in the dark

Map of southern Alberta power outages on November 2, 2014 (Fortis Alberta)

Fortis Alberta crews are working to restore power to nearly 4,000 customers after overnight snow caused a large outage and downed a number of power lines.

According to Fortis Alberta, outages have been reported in the following communities:

A map of current outages is available at Fortis Alberta. Anyone requiring assistance or additional information is asked to call 310-WIRE.

Officials with Fortis Alberta have not released an estimated time for power restoration.