Downed power line drops power around Havre

The power was out sporadically across Havre this evening.

Parts of town experienced brownout conditions after a powerline between the Fort Assiniboine substation and the one in Highland Park went down this evening.

Calls first starting coming in to the Havre Police Department about electricity troubles just after 5 p.m. this evening. A NorthWestern Energy spokesperson said power should have been restored to everyone in town by 6:40 p.m.

Several local businesses - including Pizza Hut, Gary and Leo's and Wells Fargo - experienced electrical problems and evacuated customers.

The police department says a downed power line took out power, including to street lights, and were causing power surges. Both NorthWestern Energy and the Department of Transportation were working on getting power lines and traffic lights back up, within an hour of the outages first being reported.

See Wednesday's edition of the Havre Daily News for more information.