Update: BC Hydro says 10 outages caused by transmission line that went out of service

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According to BC Hydro’s online dashboard, over 13,000 customers lost power between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday.

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Update: BC Hydro says 10 outages caused by transmission line that went out of service

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The following outages have been reported on the BC Hydro dashboard:

• 1,801 customers in the Seabird Island area
• 1,070 customers in Agassiz (District of Kent)
• 1,703 customers in Popkum, Bridal Falls and Rosedale
• 168 in the Laidlaw area (between Chilliwack and Hope)
• 1,875 customers in Hope and the Silver Creek area of Hope
• 1,994 customers northwest of Hope and Dogwood Valley area of the Fraser Canyon
• 75 customers in the Spuzzum area
• 160 customers from Kanaka Bar to south of Lytton
• An additional 574 customers in the Fraser Canyon
• 1,874 customers in the Sunshine Valley southeast of Hope
• 1,731 customers in the Harrison Hot Springs area

This list is subject to change, but it amounts to approximately 13,025 customers.

The cause of the outage has now been listed as a transmission circuit failure. Crews have been assigned as of 1:21 p.m.