Hydro One said a crane which was being transported by barge through the Port Lands caused the downtown outage when it hit high-voltage power lines. (Yan Theoret/CBC - image credit)A day after a power outage left thousands in the dark in downtown Toronto for nearly eight hours, Hydro One says it is continuing to assess damage caused by a crane that hit high-voltage power lines. Toronto Hydro and Hydro One say power was restored last night to remaining customers after a large swath of the city's downtown core — including office buildings, a major mall and a university campus — was left without electricity. Baccega Rosa said the utility needs to repair the damage caused by the crane, which will take at least a few days. At approximately 8 p.m., Toronto Hydro reported that all affected customers had their power restored.

Source: CBC News August 12, 2022 17:04 UTC