Hydro One says it is investigating an issue affecting power to Toronto Hydro and its downtown customers on Thursday.
The hydroelectric company tweeted about the outage shortly before 1 p.m
“We currently have a major outage in downtown Toronto and we are working together with Hydro One to address it,” Toronto Hydro said.
Downtown Toronto residents near the waterfront, near Hospital Row and Yonge-Dundas Square, including Toronto Metropolitan University, said they were without power.
power outage in downtown toronto at yonge-dundas square pic.twitter.com/q9aVyiipwt
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Toronto Hydro Power Outage Map as of 1:45 PM Thursday, August 11, 2022 Toronto Hydro
According to Toronto Hydro’s website at 1:45 p.m., much of the affected area appears to be as far north as College Street, as far west as University Avenue and as far south as Lake Shore Boulevard/Queens Quay and as far east as Parliament Street.
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There is also an area near Carlow Avenue and Eastern Avenue that is also without power.
A Toronto Fire Department spokesman said they received a call on Commissioners Street, near Bouchet Street, around 12:32 a.m. to reports of a “vessel or crane” that had brought down two or three main lines and that a loud explosion.
However, the cause of the power outage is not known and whether the incident on Komisars Street is related.
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 when we have more information,” Hydro One said.
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THROUGH THE POWER: Downtown – Toronto Police are aware of a power outage affecting downtown – The cause of the outage at this time is unknown – Remember to treat intersections as a 4-way stop if the traffic lights are out @TorontoHydro is aware^lb
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) August 11, 2022
We are investigating an issue affecting power to @torontohydro and their downtown customers. Updates will be provided when we have more information. #DarkTO pic.twitter.com/u1uxr6JgBq
— Hydro One (@HydroOne) August 11, 2022
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