Thousands lost power after outages in Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam
Posted January 9, 2020 2:55 pm.
Last Updated January 9, 2020 4:28 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — About 15,000 BC Hydro customers were without power in separate outages in parts of Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam Thursday afternoon.
Crews have almost restored all power.
The Maple Ridge outage is due to a car crash near 228th and Dewdney Trunk Road and has 7,000 blacked-out.
A motor vehicle accident has caused a power outage to 4,100 customers in #MapleRidge. Crews will share updates here: https://t.co/rDske7bnQX pic.twitter.com/BwZAGveAdL
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 9, 2020
It appears the Port Coquitlam outage is related to the crash in Maple Ridge.
Ridge Meadows RCMP say a downed power pole on Dewdney Trunk Road is stopping traffic from passing.
BC Hydro says crews are were sent to both areas.
MVI – Downed power pole on Dewdney Trunk Road between the 22700 block and 23000 blocks. Hydro is on scene. No traffic is able to enter the area. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/8mKFufcJpz
— Ridge Meadows RCMP (@RidgeRCMP) January 9, 2020
TransLink has reported some disruptions in the area around Dewdney Trunk Road.
