US EditionPower restored for 200 Salmon Arm B.C. Hydro customers left in the dark since 4 a.m.
- A power outage affected about 200 Salmon Arm residents early Monday, May 19, near the Highway 1 and 10th Avenue SW intersection.
- The outage occurred around 3:45 a.m. After a motor vehicle accident damaged a power pole, causing BC Hydro to dispatch repair crews.
- The crash at the Trans-Canada Highway intersection also led to road closures, business shutdowns, and an ATM-related theft investigation at a nearby Shell station.
- BC Hydro restored power by about 1 p.m., leaving only 12 customers still without electricity as of 2:30 p.m., while Save-On-Foods moved refrigerated goods to trailers.
- The incident highlighted vulnerabilities in utility infrastructure near busy roadways and showed effective emergency response, with full restoration expected shortly.
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Salmon Arm power outage allegedly caused during theft, or attempted theft of ATM
About 200 hydro customers initially affected by outage
·Salmon Arm, Canada
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