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Power outage sparks Georgian Mall closure

Hudson's Bay store remains open in city's north end; PowerStream is reporting 99 customers without power Monday afternoon
2019-11-04 Geo Mall power outage
Crews deal with a power outage at Georgian Mall in north-end Barrie this morning. Ashley Lamb/Photo

A power outage in the city's north end has led to Georgian Mall officials deciding to shut things down for the day. 

Alectra is reporting 99 customers without power. No time for restoration is available. 

A witness at the scene said there was "sparks flying and a pole down."

A photo from the scene shows a pole in the north parking leaning on an angle. 

On Georgian Mall's Facebook page, an alert was issued around 1:30 p.m., Monday, saying the shopping centre will be closed for the remainder of today and is scheduled to reopen Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

"The Hudson's Bay store does have power and will remain open for business," the post states. "We will update our Facebook page with any new developments on the current situation."

A similar situation occurred late last week at Bayfield Mall, with several stores closing due to a prolonged power outage.