Update 4 p.m.
It took several hours, but BC Hydro says everyone who lost power this morning, should be back on by now.
The outage was caused by a fault that caught a power pole on fire near the DND Thursday morning.
At one point, more than 8,000 customers were affected.
“We don’t know what caused the fault but there was a fault in our equipment that burned the pole, and that was the problem. And the pole had to be replaced,” said Dag Sharman, BC Hydro spokesperson.
Update 11 a.m.
Just over 700 homes are still without power in Vernon due to a power outage that first hit around 6:30 this morning.
Initially about 8,300 customers were impacted in Vernon and Coldstream.
BC Hydro says the cause was a downed wire causing a pole fire.
No estimate is provided on when everyone could have their service restored.
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Power has been out since about 6:30 this morning for hundreds of homes in Vernon and Coldstream.
BC Hydro says about 2,418 customers are impacted with three outages listed on their web site.
The main outage is described as west of Kalamalka Lake Road and south of Rising View Way.
A crew is working on the issues, but there is no estimated time of restoring service.
The cause is under investigation.
Witness Alysha Munk says she heard a loud bang and saw a big flash at 6:05 this morning at the corner of 16th Avenue and 29th Street near the army base.
A hydro pole was in flames and falling into the neighbor’s yard.
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Original story by Rebecca Barton
Over 8,300 customers are without power in Vernon and Coldstream this morning after a couple of back to back surges just before 6:30 am.
Witness Alysha Munk says she heard a loud bang and saw a big flash at 6:05 this morning at the corner of 16th Avenue and 29th Street near the army base.
A hydro pole was in flames and falling into the neighbor’s yard.
Fire Rescue and BC Hydro Crews are currently on the scene. Munk says no one is injured.
According to BC Hydro 4703 customers are affected East of WESTSIDE RD, West of COSENS BAY RD, South of RISING VIEW WAY. 3619 customers are without power South of DESERT DR, North of MISSION RD, East of SOUTH SILVERSAGE LN, West of BODWELL RD, however these areas overlap.
The cause of the outage is under investigation.
No word yet on when power will be restored.
