In the heart of Toronto, residents of the Moss Park area have faced an unexpected power outage lasting over 24 hours. Toronto Hydro is working to restore electricity to nearly 600 customers by Thursday morning after a major underground cable fault.
The outage started on Wednesday at 8:11 a.m., caused by an underground cable fault. Toronto Hydro attributes the damage to a suspected third-party dig at a nearby construction site, which unintentionally harmed their infrastructure.
"This work is unrelated to Toronto Hydro but appears to have damaged our infrastructure."
Such incidents highlight the importance of coordination between utility companies and construction crews to minimize service interruptions.
Toronto Hydro describes the repair work as complex and time-consuming. Crews must carefully locate, fix, and test the damaged infrastructure before power can be restored.
The utility initially aimed to complete repairs by 8:30 a.m. on Thursday but has since revised the expected restoration time to 11:00 a.m.
Author's summary: Toronto Hydro is working diligently to resolve a complex power outage in Moss Park caused by construction damage, with service restoration now expected by Thursday late morning.