UPDATE. 11:55 a.m. Power has been restored to all areas of the Western campus after thousands of customers across North and West London were hit by a second widespread outage in a week. On campus, cooling capacity in buildings will return to full power over the course of the day. Some systems related to network connectivity may need to be reset.
According to London Hydro, more than 10,000 customers were without power starting around 9 a.m. The problem is currently being attributed to an equipment failure.
This is the second such outage in a week. During the morning of Aug. 3, more than 1,300 customers in North London and Masonville areas, including the Western campus, lost power for more than an hour.
In case of emergencies, information and updates will follow on the university homepage, uwo.ca, and across its social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
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Power restoration continues
UPDATE. 10:45 a.m. London Hydro continues to work on restoring power to thousands of customers across North and West London, including parts of the Western campus, after a second widespread outage in a week hit the area. According to London Hydro, more than 10,000 customers were without power starting around 9 a.m. The problem is currently being attributed to an equipment failure.
London Hydro is updating its outage map regularly.
This is the second such outage in a week. During the morning of Aug. 3, more than 1,300 customers in North London and Masonville areas, including the Western campus, lost power for more than an hour.
Information and updates will follow on the university homepage, uwo.ca, and across its social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
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Power returning across campus after outage
UPDATE. 9:45 a.m. Power is slowly returning across the Western campus this morning after a second widespread power outage in a week hit campus and the surrounding area. Campus updates to follow. According to London Hydro, full power should be returned across the area by 10:30 a.m.
Thousands of Londoners were left without power this morning as London Hydro customers across North and West London, including the Western campus, were impacted by the second widespread outage in a week. According to London Hydro, more than 10,000 customers were without power starting around 9 a.m. The problem is currently being attributed to an equipment failure.
London Hydro is updating its outage map regularly.
During the morning of Aug. 3, more than 1,300 customers in North London and Masonville areas, including the Western campus, lost power for more than an hour.
In case of emergencies, information and updates will follow on the university homepage, uwo.ca, and across its social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
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Power outage on campus
9:14 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10
Portions of the Western campus are currently experiencing a power disruption. This is part of a wider London event that is being managed by London Hydro. The outage could last as long as 2-3 hours. Updates to follow.
In case of emergencies, information and updates will follow on the university homepage, uwo.ca, and across its social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.