There has been a “down easter” storm across the Atlantic coast that has piled up snow outside doorways and seriously snarled the area (inset). If you ever wondered why front doors open inwards, this picture explains it. Note the indentations of the door panels in the waist-high snow. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says tens of thousands of its customers are in the dark after a fire broke out at a terminal station following a powerful blizzard overnight Friday. John MacIsaac of the utility says a transformer malfunctioned at the Sunnyside terminal station around 9 a.m. Saturday, causing a fire and initially knocking out power for 190,000 customers. He says the fire is under control and no one was injured. Newfoundland Power says about 125,000 customers were still without power Saturday afternoon, mostly in eastern parts of the island. MacIsaac says although progress to get people reconnected will be made today, some customers will still be without power Sunday afternoon. The province had already been grappling with rolling blackouts implemented Thursday evening by the utility as it tried to cope with increased demand because of bitterly cold temperatures. Twitter photo Will Fowler, Newfoundland “Sorry, did you want to go outside today?”
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There has been a “down easter” storm across the Atlantic coast that has piled up snow outside doorways and seriously snarled the area (inset). If you ever wondered why front doors open inwards, this picture explains it. Note the indentations of the door panels in the waist-high snow. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says tens of thousands of its customers are in the dark after a fire broke out at a terminal station following a powerful blizzard overnight Friday. John MacIsaac of the utility says a transformer malfunctioned at the Sunnyside terminal station around 9 a.m. Saturday, causing a fire and initially knocking out power for 190,000 customers. He says the fire is under control and no one was injured. Newfoundland Power says about 125,000 customers were still without power Saturday afternoon, mostly in eastern parts of the island. MacIsaac says although progress to get people reconnected will be made today, some customers will still be without power Sunday afternoon. The province had already been grappling with rolling blackouts implemented Thursday evening by the utility as it tried to cope with increased demand because of bitterly cold temperatures. Twitter photo Will Fowler, Newfoundland 
