KITCHENER

Power outage affects more than 14,000 in Cambridge

CTV Kitchener Published Thursday, July 4, 2019 5:51PM EDT Last Updated Thursday, July 4, 2019 9:20PM EDT

This outage map shows a swath of homes affected by a power outage at 5:48 p.m. on Thursday. (Source: Energy+ Inc.)

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A huge power outage affected thousands of people in Cambridge on Thursday evening.

The outage map on the Energy+ Inc. website showed a swatch stretching from Roseville to Hespeler along the company’s border.

It started around 5:15 p.m.

While six outages could be seen as of 5:48 p.m., it’s not known if the outages were related or not.

Just before 7 p.m., the outage map cleared, showing about 700 customers still affected by an outage. Around that time, Hydro One tweeted that a piece of equipment may have been the culprit.

We are experiencing an outage on our system that's affecting @EnergyPlusInc customers in the #Cambridge and surrounding areas. Crews are onsite at our Preston Station to investigate an issue with a piece of equipment and restore power as quickly as possible. pic.twitter.com/ywxG5hJiHD
— Hydro One (@HydroOne) July 4, 2019

As of 7:40 p.m., Energy+ Inc. said all power had been restored to its customers.

All power has now been restored in #Cbridge #Hespeler #Preston #NorthDumfries. If you are still without power, please call 1-833-POWER-01 ^pa
— Energy+ Inc. (@EnergyPlusInc) July 4, 2019