Raccoon Blamed for Power Outage That Left Downtown Toronto in the Dark

Published on February 2, 2024

A raccoon appears to be responsible for the power outage that left Toronto’s downtown core in the dark for several hours last night. Hydro One said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that a raccoon “made contact” with equipment at a downtown Toronto station and that its crews worked with Toronto Hydro to restore power. The raccoon’s condition was not specified. Toronto Hydro’s outage map indicated the outage started at approximately 7:40 p.m. The power interruption impacted customers from St. Clair Avenue West to Gerrard Street West and Avenue Road to the Don Valley Parkway, Toronto Hydro said in a post on X....

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