New BrunswickMore than 25,000 N.B. Power customers lost power Tuesday morning after a dump truck made contact with a transmission line on the north side of Fredericton. Service was restored to all affected customers around 2 p.m.Power restored to all customers around 2 p.m., says utilityCBC News · Posted: Oct 28, 2025 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minutePower to all affected customers was restored around 2 p.m. Tuesday after a dump truck collided with a transmission line on Fredericton’s north side, knocking out power to more than 25,000 customers Tuesday morning. (Aniekan Etuhube / CBC)More than 25,000 N.B. Power customers were without electricity on Tuesday morning after a dump truck made contact with a transmission line on Fredericton’s north side.In an email, N.B. Power spokesperson Elizabeth Fraser said power was restored to all customers around 2 p.m.The outages included large swaths of Fredericton, stretching to Sheffield and Maugerville areas and parts of Oromocto, Beaver Dam, Fredericton Junction and Tracy, according to the utility’s website.Over 25,000 N.B. Power customers in the Fredericton area were without electricity on Tuesday morning. (N.B. Power)Late Tuesday morning, parents were advised that some schools in the area would close at noon. The notice sent to families said buses would be loaded to send students home.The affected schools are:Leo Hayes High School.Gibson-Neill Memorial Elementary School.Park Street Elementary School.Nashwaaksis Middle School.Royal Road Elementary School.Devon Middle School.Cuffman Street Elementary School.
Dump truck caused power outage for 25,000 N.B. customers, power now restored
