Toronto Hydro has announced that power has been successfully reinstated to numerous residents in the eastern part of the city and certain downtown areas following an outage that lasted over an hour on Wednesday night. In a social media update at 10:30 p.m., the utility confirmed that its crews had fully resolved the power issue. Toronto Hydro expressed regret for the inconvenience caused by the outage and extended gratitude for the patience and cooperation of their customers and the community during the restoration process.
The outage, affecting more than 31,000 customers as of 9:40 p.m., was attributed to a loss of supply from Hydro One, according to Toronto Hydro’s outage map. During the incident, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) reported disruptions to elevators and escalators at various Line 2 subway stations.
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) also released a statement on Wednesday night reporting power failures at multiple buildings, prompting an urgent evacuation request for occupants to vacate the premises or steer clear of the affected areas. Affected locations included Eric Palin Hall, Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health, Rogers Communications Centre, Pitman Hall, International Living/Learning Centre, and Kerr Hall at the Toronto Campus. TMU emphasized the necessity of evacuating each building due to potential risks to safety systems like fire detection and sprinklers.
As a precaution, TMU announced the suspension of all classes, labs, and exams during the evacuation, advising employees to seek alternative workspaces or take a nearby break until power was fully reinstated.