At 7:44 a.m. this morning, a motor vehicle accident caused a power outage affecting 531 BC Hydro Customers downtown Victoria.
The outage was caused by a motor vehicle hitting a power pole.
Crews quickly arrived on site. According to BC Hydro’s outage map, it was estimated power would be restored by 5:00 p.m.
Several businesses took to social media to share the news of the outage and closures to their customers:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTC72lll12Z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
As of 2:30 p.m., power was reportedly restored to the area.
A crew is currently on site at an outage affecting 531 customers in #VictoriaBC. They're sharing updates here: https://t.co/P2080hWpMO pic.twitter.com/j1LpLTIbfE
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) August 26, 2021
