FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: TORONTO POWER OUTAGE AFFECTING 10000 CAUSED BY BARGE HITTING POWER LINE!

Downtown Toronto's major outage possibly caused by barge hitting power line There is no estimated restoration time yet for the thousands affected Thousands are without power in downtown Toronto amid a Hydro One outage, and the utility says it is "all hands on deck" to determine the cause.

Hydro One spokesperson Tiziana Baccega Rosa told CBC Toronto the utility is investigating reports that the outage was caused by a barge carrying an erect crane that came into contact with a high voltage line in the Port Lands, a largely industrial area on Toronto's waterfront.

The utility says the outage started at around 12:30 p.m. and is affecting Toronto Hydro customers in the downtown core.

There is no estimated time of restoration as of yet.

Video on social media appeared to show the moment a barge made contact with the power line.