Hydro One says they are investigating.
Toronto Hydro and Hydro One are barge cranes said power was restored Thursday night to customers remaining in the downtown area after a power outage that struck a power line.
A crane accident in the Portlands area left nearly 10,000 Toronto his Hydro customers without power early Thursday afternoon. dark.
"We are investigating reports that this was caused by a crane. We were on a barge and came into contact with a high voltage line while moving through the Portland area," she said in a Hydro One spokesperson. Mann Tiziana Baccega says. Rosa.
The City of Toronto said it launched a full investigation after learning that a project subcontractor at a major wastewater treatment plant may have caused the outage.
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Toronto's financial district and Toronto He Metropolitan University campus lost power and many traffic lights went out. The Eaton Center was included in the affected area.
Some companies were running on emergency power. Trading activity on the Toronto Stock Exchange has not been suspended, a spokesperson said.
In a statement Thursday night, the city requested a full report from Southland-Astardi Joint Venture, the contractor for the Ashbridge Bay Treatment Plant wastewater project.
The outage affected customers south of Carlton Street to Queens Quay E. and east of York Street to Bayview Avenue.
Mayor of Toronto John Torrey Thank you for the patience of the helpless.
"Once power is restored to everyone, we know that Hydro One and Toronto Hydro will work to determine exactly what happened in this incident," he posted on his Twitter account.
Along with @HydroOne, we have recovered our remaining customers in the downtown area. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting today.
If it still doesn't turn on, report it to the dispatch team at 416-542-8000 (press 1). https://t.co/gqZFIghwyk
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) August 11, 2022
Toronto General was without power for approximately 30 minutes, butwas critically ill in areas critical to patients. Power has been switched on for care, including surgical operating rooms, according to the University Health Network.
SickKids also said they were temporarily affected by the power outage.
"Certain areas of the SickKids campus were affected by a power outage in downtown Toronto," a spokesperson said. "Normal power has since been restored across the hospital campus. There is no known significant impact on the delivery of patient care. We will continue to monitor the situation closely."
City said: No injuries have been reported in connection with this incident.
–With files from the Canadian Press
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