Power has been restored to all customers after “widespread” outages were reported in Toronto on Friday, Toronto Hydro says.
In a tweet around 5:40 p.m., Toronto Hydro said the company was aware of several outages “affecting customers in the city.”
According to Toronto Hydro, the utility experienced “multiple outages” due to “loss of supply from Hydro One.”
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Hydro One confirmed there was an outage that affected Toronto Hydro, saying it had sent crews to investigate.
Toronto police said outages affected the Scarborough and Lawrence and Eglinton areas.
Officers reminded drivers to treat intersections as a four-way stop if the traffic lights are out.
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Toronto Hydro said that at the peak of the outage, about 40,000 customers were affected.
In an update just before 7 p.m., Toronto Hydro said “all power” has been restored to affected customers.
“We’d like to thank everyone for their patience tonight,” the company said in a tweet.
Hydro One told Global News it was unclear what caused the outage.
Outage Update: All power to affected customers has been restored. We would like to thank everyone for their patience tonight. https://t.co/Mx9OyPNqPo
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) January 6, 2023
We are aware of several large-scale outages affecting customers in the city. We are investigating and will provide an update soon. Thank you for your patience.
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) January 6, 2023
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We have an outage affecting @TorontoHydro customers. Inspection teams have been sent. We will provide updates as more information becomes available.
— Hydro One (@HydroOne) January 6, 2023
THROUGH THE POWER:- Toronto Police are aware of a major power outage affecting the Scarborough and Lawrence/Eglinton area – cause of outage unknown – no time frame for power restoration – remember to treat intersections as a 4-way stop if there is traffic signals are out^se
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) January 6, 2023
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