By Veronica Beltran

outage south of bowl

Power outage affects over 300 customers in large area south of bowl

Aug 6, 2019 | 10:40 AM

PRINCE GEORGE– UPDATE: BC Hydro Community Relations Manager for Northern BC, Bob Gammer says the outage was caused by a burnt riser.

“A riser is a length of conductor that runs between the main power line and a transformer and something caused it to ignite and fail,” said Gammer. He says it is still unclear as to why the riser burnt, but isn’t unusual.

BC Hydro says the outage lasted just over an hour and affected 310 residents.

EARLER: Some Prince George residents may be affected by a power outage this morning.

The outage affected residents East of University Way, North of Wllington Ave, South of Fraser Crs, West of upland St. 305 customers were affected and the cause is under investigation.

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