A broken power pole and problems at a Penticton electrical substation has resulted in a power outage affecting thousands of Penticton hydro users this afternoon, March 30, 2020.
Image Credit: Shutterstock
March 30, 2020 - 2:29 PM
Thousands of Penticton residents and businesses are without power today.
City of Penticton Communications Manager Philip Cooper says the top of a power pole on Quebec Street sheared off early this afternoon, cutting power to 2,000 city customers.
Penticton utility crews are presently responding to the site, Cooper said in an email today, March 30.
Cooper says a "corresponding issue” at the Huth substation is impacting another 5,000 customers.
There is no word on the cause or how long the power outages are expected to last.
To contact a reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to tips@infonews.ca and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.
We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.
News from © iNFOnews, 2020