UPDATE: FortisBC said Wednesday night’s power outage in Kelowna impacted 6,800 homes and businesses.
The Saucier substation has a “wildlife impact,” spokesperson Nicole Bogdanovic said.
All customers had their power restored by 12:30 a.m. Thursday, about an hour and a half after the lights went out.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FortisBC crews are investigating the cause of a large power outage in Kelowna that began at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday.
The area involved was Bernard Avenue to the north, Okanagan Lake to the west (including the WR Bennett Bridge), KLO Road to the south and Gordon Drive to the east.
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While Kelowna Regional Hospital was in the affected outage area, back-up generators had the facility lit up like a cruise ship on a dark ocean, according to numerous descriptions to Global News from nearby residents.
Updates on the outage can be found at the FortisBC website here.
FortisBC tweeted out at 11:57 that crews are assessing the cause but do not know when the power will be fully restored.
At 12:15 a.m., FortisBC crews began restoring power, starting with about 500 customers around Ellis and Richter streets.
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