Toronto Hydro has announced that power has been reinstated to numerous customers in the eastern part of the city and certain areas downtown following an outage that persisted for over an hour on Wednesday night. The utility confirmed via a post on the social media platform X at 10:30 p.m. that its crews had successfully resolved the power disruption.
Expressing regret for the inconvenience caused by the outage, Toronto Hydro extended gratitude for the patience and cooperation exhibited by its customers and the community while the crews diligently worked to restore power safely. As per the outage map, over 31,000 customers were impacted by the outage as of 9:40 p.m.
The widespread outage was attributed to a supply loss from Hydro One, according to Toronto Hydro. At a certain juncture, the TTC indicated that the outage had impeded the functioning of elevators and escalators at various Line 2 subway stations.
In a statement issued on Wednesday night, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) reported a power failure affecting multiple buildings, urging individuals to vacate the premises promptly or steer clear of the area. The affected buildings included Eric Palin Hall, Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health, Rogers Communications Centre, Pitman Hall, International Living/Learning Centre, and Kerr Hall at the Toronto Campus.
TMU emphasized the necessity to evacuate each building due to the potential jeopardy posed to safety systems like fire detection and sprinklers by the power failure. The university specified that all classes, labs, and exams were expected to halt during the evacuation, advising employees to seek an alternative workspace or take a nearby break until power was fully reinstated.