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Hydro One responding to southern Ontario power outage - Toronto Star

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26,000 people without power in southern Ontario | The Star

Hydro One is responding to power outages that are affecting around 26,000 people in southern Ontario.

The organization said that, as of around 6:40 p.m., they were responding to the customers affected by 223 individual outages.

There is currently no estimated time for when the power of all affected customers will be restored.

In a tweet posted just before 6:30 p.m. Hydro One said these outages are a result of high winds in the region.

In an earlier tweet, they said “Our crews are responding to outages caused by high winds as quickly and safely as possible.”

To report an outage text 92887 (WATTS) or through Hydro One’s outage map.

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