News Release

For Immediate Release

Fire on Bluefish transmission line still burning

YELLOWKNIFE, NT (June 17, 2014) – A fire, believed to have been started by a raven touching a power conductor on the hydroelectric transmission line not far from the Bluefish plant, continues to burn this morning.

The fire started just before 5:30 p.m. yesterday shutting down power to Yellowknife, Behchoko and Dettah. Diesel generators were started and power was fully restored to the communities approximately 75 minutes later.