Collision knocks out power in Third Line East area (update: power restored)

1 p.m. update:
All customers have been restored.

11 a.m. update:
Number of customers restored: 816
Restored at: 10:29 a.m.
Customers remaining off:  58

The Line Crews were able to isolate the outage to Industrial Courts A and B and some of Industrial Park Crescent.

Original 10:30 a.m. PUC Services release:
This is a description of an unplanned power interruption that is currently affecting PUC Distribution customers in Sault Ste. Marie.

PUC would like to remind all of our customers:
    •    Downed wires should always be considered energized or "live", and extremely dangerous
    •    Do not approach or drive over a downed power line and do not touch anything the power line may be in contact with
    •    Parents are encouraged to talk to their children about power line safety and the dangers that can be associated with power lines

If you have any information leading to the cause of the outage or other concerns please call the PUC emergency number at 759-6555.

Interruption date: Jan. 7, 2020 at 9:47 a.m.
Customers affected: 874

Cause of interruption: Motor vehicle accident

Description of area involved:
Line crews are investigating a motor vehicle accident that caused a power outage to 874 customers in the areas of Third Line East from Great Northern Road to Peoples Road, Industrial Courts A and B, north end of North Street and Mary Street, Fort Creek subdivision, Old Goulais Bay Road north of Third Line and Greenfield subdivision