Nearly 2000 BC Hydro customers were without power after a transport truck brought down utility lines on Townsite Rd. on Wednesday, April 3 just after 1 p.m. (Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

power outage

Semi-truck snags central Nanaimo utility lines, causes significant power outage

Apr 3, 2024 | 1:51 PM

NANAIMO —Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers were without power for a few hours due to significant outage.

It happened on Wednesday, April 3 just after 1 p.m. on Townsite Rd. near Bowen Rd. behind the Shell service station where a semi-trailer dragged down several overhead utility lines.

The incident caused nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers in central Nanaimo to lose power for roughly three hours.

Nanaimo Fire Rescue Capt. Ian Stenberg said after completing a delivery a transport truck hooked some wires and pulled them down.

“We’re waiting on BC Hydro to tell us the area is safe, we’ll keep people back until then,” Stenberg said on scene.

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No injuries were reported.

Utility lines were draped over several vehicles as a result of Wednesday’s incident. (Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Nanaimo Fire Rescue reported this transport truck made contact and pulled down overhead utility lines, leading to a widespread power outage. (Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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