Newfoundland hit by widespread power outage

NL Hydro said, "we have experienced a transmission line trip which resulted in a sudden outage for pockets of customers on the Island system. This is called an under frequency load shedding event. Customers are currently being restored and should be back online shortly."

Newfoundland Power is reporting widespread power outages across the Island.

There are outages in portions of Avalon, Burin Peninsula, through Clarenville, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, and Corner Brook.

Not all areas are without power, but thousands of customers are currently impacted.

There is no word on the cause of the outage.