Saint John Energy workers can be seen at work in this file photo. (Staff photo)
**Updated at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday**
Power has been restored to hundreds of homes and businesses on the west side of Saint John.
Saint John Energy first posted about the outage on its social media account around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Crews quickly restored power to more than half of the customers but were forced to stand down due to lightning strikes.
The remaining 900 customers had their power restored by 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to the utility.
Power has been restored to all customers. If you are still experiencing issues with your power please call us at 658-5252
— Saint John Energy (@SJENERGY) June 30, 2021
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