Pole fire causes power outage in 5 west Edmonton neighbourhoods

Power was out in five west Edmonton neighbourhoods after a pole fire on April 8, 2025. (Photo: EPCOR)

Multiple west Edmonton neighbourhoods lost power for more than an hour Tuesday.

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The outage began at 3:50 p.m. and affected 1,515 users in Britannia Youngstown, Glenwood, Place LaRue, Summerlea and West Meadowlark Park.

Epcor said it was caused by a pole fire. The fire was out and power was restored at 5:04 p.m.

According to an Epcor representative, pole fires typically happen in the spring and are caused by a build up of sand and salt from winter traffic.

“Moisture can then mix with the debris to create a conductive path for electricity to travel from the wires to the pole, causing a fire,” the representative said.