Toronto Hydro has successfully restored power to numerous residents in the eastern part of the city and sections of downtown following an outage that lasted over an hour on Wednesday night. The utility company announced the completion of power restoration at 10:30 p.m. through a social media update.
Expressing regret for the inconvenience caused by the outage, Toronto Hydro thanked customers and the community for their patience and cooperation during the restoration process. The outage, affecting more than 31,000 customers as per the company’s outage map at 9:40 p.m., was attributed to a loss of supply from Hydro One.
The outage also impacted the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), causing disruptions to elevators and escalators at multiple Line 2 subway stations. In response to the power failure, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) issued a statement advising immediate evacuation of several buildings, including Eric Palin Hall, Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health, Rogers Communications Centre, Pitman Hall, International Living/Learning Centre, and Kerr Hall on the Toronto Campus.
TMU emphasized the need for evacuation due to potential safety system risks posed by the power failure, including fire detection and sprinklers. As a precautionary measure, all classes, labs, and exams were paused during the evacuation, with employees instructed to find alternative workspaces or take breaks until power was fully restored.