London Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Exeter Road and Bessemer Road due to hydro wires on the roadway causing safety concerns.
According to police, a hydro pole was struck by lightning. London Hydro and the London Fire Department are currently on scene.
- Alberta on track to see the most traffic deaths in a decade: ‘Disaster waiting to happen’
- ‘E-dirt bikes are not toys’: E.R. doc fears more injuries after 2 kids hit in Edmonton
- Woman taken to hospital after Toronto crash involving cyclist and driver
- Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee
According to London Hydro, roughly 230 customers are without power in the south end of the city from Wellington Road to Adelaide Street and the 401 to just north of Bradley Avenue.
Power is expected to be restored by 4:30 Thursday afternoon, London Hydro officials say 49 customers will remain in the dark until Friday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.