A massive power outage has affected the heart of downtown Toronto.
Several blocks of Yonge Street and Dundas Street are without power, including Yonge-Dundas Square itself.
On Thursday, August 11, 2022, a power outage occurred in downtown Toronto, plunging many city blocks into darkness. Display ads in thearea are also down.
Other areas affected by the blackout include the Eaton Center, Toronto Police Headquarters, and St. Lawrence Market.
According to the Toronto Transportation Service, the obstruction is within a radius of at least four blocks from College to Harbor Street and between Sherborne and York Streets.
Toronto Hydro's outage map is currently unavailable, but the company said on his Twitter account that it was aware of the outage and is currently investigating.
Both Toronto Police and Hydro One said they were aware of the outage.
Police are urging drivers in the area to consider non-signaled intersections as four-way stops.
Outage:
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) Aug 11 2022
Downtown Core
- Toronto Police are aware of a power outage affecting the Downtown Core
- The cause of this outage is unknown
- Remember to treat the intersection as a 4-way stop if the traffic lights are off@TorontoHydro knows
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