RCMP examine the oil leak and power failure near the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan

An investigation is underway after a electricity conversions near the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan had been shot in the early Monday to spill oil and let thousands in the dark.

RCMP said they reacted to a “weapon-related” call to an ATCO conversation in Lloydminster, a city that is located above the provincial border.

They say that the system was absorbed and a ball hit an oil tank, which put the power supply for more than 2,500 inhabitants for at least three hours and released about 20,000 liters of oil.

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Preliminary estimates provide the costs of damage and environmental columns at around 1.1 million dollars.

The police also examine several break-ins that took place during the failure, but there is no evidence that they are connected.

A spokesman for ATCO Energy did not immediately give back a request for comments.

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