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Power line fire causes outage near Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth

Jan 2025Published 28 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where
near Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Operator
Nova Scotia Power
What
power line caught fire on Sea King Drive
Response
fire crews put out small fire; power restored at 2 p.m.
Cause
not reported

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Nova Scotia Power

What happened

Around 2,600 Nova Scotia Power customers near Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, lost power after a power line caught fire on a Sunday morning in January 2025. Fire crews put out a small fire from a downed line on the front lawn of a house on Sea King Drive. Nova Scotia Power crews isolated the supply. Power was restored around 2 p.m., ahead of the utility's 3 p.m. estimate. Mic Mac Mall closed because of the outage and said it would reopen at 2:30 p.m.

Contributing factors

The cause of the downed line and fire was not reported. The utility said the repair was made more difficult by the make-up of the power pole.

Lessons learned

  1. Unusual pole construction should be identified early so isolation and repair plans can be adjusted.
  2. Restoration estimates should be updated as site conditions become clearer.
  3. Operators of nearby premises should have a plan for short distribution outages.

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Not yet known

  • Exact cause of the power line fire
  • Age and type of the power pole
  • Cost of repairs and lost supply

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Source

cbc.ca

Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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