44,000 customers without power in massive Metro Vancouver outage
Editor’s note: As of Monday afternoon, the previous reported outages have ended and power has been restored.
Approximately 44,000 homes and businesses in Metro Vancouver were without electricity Monday morning due to a huge outage.
BC Hydro posted the outages to its map on Monday, showing customers in Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Moody, and New Westminster impacted.
BC Hydro lists the cause as a transmission circuit failure, reporting that the outage began just before 10 am.
The utility provider shared that a crew was working to restore power, and by 10:30, the problem was fixed.
A crew is currently on site working to restore power to 43,908 customers in #Burnaby, #Coquitlam, and nearby areas. Updates will be posted here: https://t.co/VTIsNUCABX pic.twitter.com/svz2w9WSoU
ā BC Hydro (@bchydro) August 26, 2024