Nearly 14,000 BC Hydro customers currently without power in Metro Vancouver
UPDATE 3:51 PM: BC Hydro says a transmission crew is on route to the Coquitlam substation and should have 6,500 customers in Port Coquitlam restored by 4 pm.
We have a transmission crew on route to the #Coquitlam substation and hope to have 6,500 customers in #PortCoquitlam restored by 4 p.m. https://t.co/0VX4iOVB6P
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 9, 2020
PREVIOUS STORY: Nearly 14,000 BC Hydro customers are currently without power in Metro Vancouver following a motor vehicle accident involving a transmission structure this afternoon.
According to BC Hydro, the “large outage” is currently affecting customers in Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge.
A crew will be heading to an outage affecting 6,500 customers in #PortCoquitlam. They’ll share updates as available here: https://t.co/OplOMEUSvO pic.twitter.com/WRrxXMPTC3
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 9, 2020
A crew has been assigned to an outage affecting 3,540 customers in #MapleRidge. They’ll share updates here: https://t.co/vvBCWO4LaY pic.twitter.com/YTqTzcS9iW
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 9, 2020
“Crews are on their way and will provide updates on restoration times once damage has been assessed and work to repair the damage begins,” said BC Hydro.
Updates on the outage can be found on BC Hydro’s Twitter and website.
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