Toronto Hydro announced that power has been reinstated to numerous residents in the east end and parts of downtown after an outage lasting over an hour on Wednesday night. The utility confirmed the full restoration of power at 10:30 p.m. on the social media platform X, expressing regret for the inconvenience caused and thanking customers and the community for their patience during the restoration process.
The outage, affecting more than 31,000 customers by 9:40 p.m. as per the outage map, was attributed to a supply loss from Hydro One. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) reported disruptions to elevators and escalators at several Line 2 subway stations due to the outage.
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) revealed that a power failure had impacted several buildings, prompting immediate evacuation or avoidance of the area. 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 need for evacuation as the power failure could compromise safety systems like fire detection and sprinklers.
TMU instructed a pause on all classes, labs, and exams during the evacuation and advised employees to seek alternative workspaces or take a break nearby until power was fully reinstated.