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Fire knocks out village's
power
WebPosted Sep 3 2002 07:01 AM
EDT
Rencontre East — The
isolated Fortune Bay community of Rencontre East is without electricity
after a fire destroyed the town's generator building.
Deputy mayor Gary Wells says the fire appears to have started in a
motor Monday evening.
The volunteer fire department sprayed salt water on the metal
building to keep the fire from spreading.
He says the outage is inconvenient, but it hasn't caused major
trouble.
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has started the process of
restoring power, but it could take up to 48 hours.
The utility has to truck mobile generators to Pool's Cove, where a
ferry will bring them to Rencontre East.
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