Power outage affecting thousands in Burlington

Published March 20, 2020 at 8:16 pm

Power outage affecting thousands in Burlington

Thousands are without power in Burlington. 

Currently, 3,706 homes and businesses are without power in southeast Burlington due to a tree that fell on some hydro lines.

Thousands are without power in Burlington. 

Currently, 3,706 homes and businesses are without power in southeast Burlington due to a tree that fell on some hydro lines.

Crews are working on fixing the problem, and the estimated time for power to be fully restored is 5:30 p.m. 


UPDATE: In addition to removing the tree limb from the primary powerline, a customer’s gazebo has now blown on to the same line, Burlington Hydro reports.

The new estimated time for power to be restored is 6:45 p.m.

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