The power cut out for thousands of Torontonians Thursday afternoon, prompting Hydro One to claim it's "all hands on deck" to restore power..Alicia Sayers, a spokesperson for the company, said they are investigating reports the outage was caused by a barge carrying an erect crane coming into contact with a high voltage transmission line in the Port Lands area.."We are in the process of rerouting power, which means power will come on for people at different times," Sayers said. She added Hydro One does not yet know when the power will return..About 10,000 customers have been impacted for hours. Police officers could be seen directing traffic in the downtown streets, as all traffic lights are non-functional.."Driving is like being in a heist flick. I'm slipping past people and cars by bare centimeters, sweating, screaming and fuelled by fear," one woman said on Twitter..Toronto Fire Services said it's had at least a dozen elevator rescue calls throughout downtown as a result of the outage so far. .One of those calls likely came from Liberal MP Sean Fraser, who claimed to have "hopped in an elevator just before the power went out."."Still in here. Terrible timing," a visibly sweaty Fraser tweeted shortly after 1 p.m.
The power cut out for thousands of Torontonians Thursday afternoon, prompting Hydro One to claim it's "all hands on deck" to restore power..Alicia Sayers, a spokesperson for the company, said they are investigating reports the outage was caused by a barge carrying an erect crane coming into contact with a high voltage transmission line in the Port Lands area.."We are in the process of rerouting power, which means power will come on for people at different times," Sayers said. She added Hydro One does not yet know when the power will return..About 10,000 customers have been impacted for hours. Police officers could be seen directing traffic in the downtown streets, as all traffic lights are non-functional.."Driving is like being in a heist flick. I'm slipping past people and cars by bare centimeters, sweating, screaming and fuelled by fear," one woman said on Twitter..Toronto Fire Services said it's had at least a dozen elevator rescue calls throughout downtown as a result of the outage so far. .One of those calls likely came from Liberal MP Sean Fraser, who claimed to have "hopped in an elevator just before the power went out."."Still in here. Terrible timing," a visibly sweaty Fraser tweeted shortly after 1 p.m.
