Manitoba Hydro deals with pole fires on a regular basis but on Thursday the crown corporation set a record with 17 in a single day.
Pole fires can be caused by a number of issues including short circuits which is what happened in River Heights around 11:30 pm Thursday night.
Two pole fires, a block apart, forced firefighters to close Academy Road and Kingsway in both directions between Renfrew Street and Lindsey Street.
Hydro workers spent about two-and-a-half hours repairing the damage.
“The extremely dry conditions up until yesterday have meant we are seeing a greater concentration of pole fires over a shorter period of time,” Manitoba Hydro said in a post to social media.
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