Updated: Substation fault to blame for outage that affected nearly 5,000 in Agassiz, Harrion areas

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AGASSIZ/HARRISON – Over 4,600 customers in Agassiz, Seabird Island, Harrison Hot Springs and parts of Harrison Mills lost power Wednesday afternoon shortly after noon.

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BC Hydro’s outage dashboard reveals 1,071 customers lost power west of Agassiz at about 12:05 p.m., while 1,801 customers in most of Agassiz and much of Seabird Island lost power at 12:04 p.m.

In Harrison Hot Springs, 1,731 customers lost power at 12:07 p.m.

Altogether, 4,603 customers are without power Wednesday afternoon.

The cause has not been identified online, only that it’s under investigation.

No crews have been assigned as of 12:22 p.m.

Fraser Valley Today has reached out to BC Hydro for any information on the cause.