Photo: Rat in the house on the floor / Shutterstock
A pesky rodent managed to shut off power to 10,850 BC Hydro customers on Monday morning.
The rodent contacted the transformer and caused a converter fault at the Cambie substation, explained BC Hydro spokesperson Tanya Fish, causing power to go out in large areas of central and east Richmond.
This BC Hydro power outage map is from 6:30 a.m. on Monday.
Power was reported out around 5:30 a.m. but crews were able to get it restored by 7 a.m.
Fish said it was a relatively “quick fix” once crews got on site to the Cambie substation.
To report an outage, call BC Hydro at 1-800-224-9376.
