Update on power outage in Charlotte Southwest

Tara Clow May 6, 2023 7:55 pm Last Updated on December 6, 2025 3:24 pm

Over 3000 NB Power customers were left without power for almost 24 hours after a fire in the Charlotte Southwest region.

NB Power says, “The outage impacting customers in the Charlotte Southwest region is due to a fire which damaged equipment.” The lights went out early Saturday afternoon

The power was restored by around 11 am on Sunday.

There’s no word on a cause for the fire yet.

All customers affected by outages have been restored. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

— NB Power (@NB_Power) May 7, 2023

Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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