Heat-related hydro outage affecting thousands of Londoners, power restored to ‘many'
Relief from the hydro outage was estimated to arrive by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
According to London Hydro, the affected customers in the Central London, Masonville, Medway, Sunningdale, Oakridge and west London area would have their power restored by approximately 5:00 p.m. Still, the map shows some areas are without hydro.
London Hydro previously said a power outage was affecting approximately 6,000 customers in the Masonville, White Hills and Orchard Park areas.
The cause of the outage appears to be heat related and caused equipment malfunction. Both London Hydro and Hydro One are working to resolve the issue.
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