BREAKING: Power restored for all customers impacted by downtown Toronto outage
Hydro One and Toronto Hydro made the announcement on their social media sites, thanking customers for their patience and understanding following the hours-long outage.
At around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a crane on a barge travelling in the Port Lands' Ship Channel reportedly hit one or more of the utility's high-voltage transmission lines resulting in power being lost throughout most of the downtown core. The outage knocked out power to parts of the Hospital for Sick Children’s campus for several hours on Thursday afternoon.
Toronto Fire Service District Chief Stephan Powell told CP24 that at this point the public is being advised to steer clear of the area of Bouchette and Commissioners streets where the incident occurred. Meanwhile, Metrolinx said its PRESTO, GO Transit, and UP Express services are all still running. Union Station also has full power.
The mayor also called on Hydro One and Toronto Hydro to let the public know exactly what happened once the power is back on.
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