Lightning blamed
Massive power outage sweeps across Northern BC
Sep 11, 2019 | 10:15 PM
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PRINCE GEORGE – BC Hydro says approximately 100,000 customers lost power Wednesday night in an outage that stretched from Fort St John in the east to Smithers in the west.
The outage occurred around 9:00pm.
BC Hydro says a transmission failure resulting from a lightning strike is to blame for the situation.
In a twitter message, BC Hydro says crews are beginning efforts to restore power to the region. It suggests power will be restored in Prince George by 12:30am.
