Strong winds cause power outages for 45,000 customers in southern Quebec
Strong winds cause power outages for 45,000 customers in southern Quebec
Jeanne-Mance Street between Ren-Levesque and Ste-Catherine Street is closed after a window of a building under construction fell onto the ground during a wind storm on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News)
Strong, gusting winds knocked out power to at least 45,000 customers in southern Quebec Wednesday evening, according to Hydro-Quebec.
In downtown Montreal, a window from a building under construction, near Jeanne-Mance Street and René Lévesque Boulevard, fell to the ground around 6 p.m. due to the intense wind gusts. Police cordoned off the area, but said there were no injuries.
The power utility said most of the outages reported were in Montreal, as well as in the Laurentians and the Montérégie region.
"The outages are caused by vegetation coming into contact with the grid as a result of gusts. At 6:30 p.m., approximately 45,000 customers were without power," Hydro-Quebec said in a statement Wednesday evening.
"Our teams are working to restore service as quickly as possible."
Les vents forts qui soufflent causent des pannes de courant, principalement en Montérégie, dans les Laurentides et à Montréal. À 19h, environ 45 000 clients étaient privés d'électricité. Nos équipes sont au travail. Pour des conseils en cas de panne ⬇️ https://t.co/InUEM6F189
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Jeanne-Mance Street between Ren-Levesque and Ste-Catherine Street is closed after a window of a building under construction fell onto the ground during a wind storm on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News)
A map of Hydro-Quebec power outages in southern Quebec as of 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (Source: Hydro-Quebec)
