Hydro One says it is investigating a problem affecting power to Toronto Hydro and its downtown customers this Thursday.
The water company tweeted about the outage shortly before 1 p.m
“We are currently experiencing a major outage in downtown Toronto and are working together with Hydro One to resolve this,” Toronto Hydro said.
Downtown Toronto residents near the waterfront, near Hospital Row and Yonge-Dundas Square, including Metropolitan University of Toronto, said there is no power.
downtown Toronto power outage at Yonge-dundas Square pic.twitter.com/q9aVyiipwt
— kailey ✨ (@kittlesbb) August 11, 2022
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Toronto Hydro power outage map as of 1:45 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2022. Toronto Hydro
According to Toronto Hydro’s website, as of 1:45 p.m., much of the affected area appears to be as far north as College Street, west to University Avenue, and south along Lake Shore Boulevard/Queens Quay, and the east in Parliament. Street.
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There is also an area near Carlaw Avenue and Eastern Avenue that is also without power.
A Toronto Fire spokesman said they received a call on Commissioners Street near Bouchette Street around 12:32 a.m. to reports that “a boat or a crane” had downed two or three main lines and that a loud explosion was heard. .
However, the cause of the power outage and whether the incident on Carrer Comissaris is related is unknown.
Toronto police are reminding drivers to treat intersections as a four-way stop if the traffic lights are out.
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“Updates will be provided as we have more information,” Hydro One said.
– More to come.
POWER OUTAGE: Downtown Core– Toronto Police are aware of a power outage affecting the downtown core– Cause of outage unknown this time– Remember to deal with intersections like a 4 way stop if the lights are out@TorontoHydro know^lb
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) August 11, 2022
We are investigating an issue affecting power to @torontohydro and its downtown customers. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. #DarkTO pic.twitter.com/u1uxr6JgBq
— Hydro One (@HydroOne) August 11, 2022
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