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UPDATED: Outage affecting thousands in downtown Vancouver is over

BC Hydro estimated 2,400 customers were without power in downtown Vancouver
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An outage is affecting at least 2,400 customers in downtown Vancouver.

The outage that affected an estimated 2,400 customers in downtown Vancouver is over.

The BC Hydro website showed at least six outages all located in and around downtown Vancouver, Gastown and the Downtown Eastside, with multiple overlapping at Hastings and Main. The edges of the outages extended to the north end of the Cambie Bridge and Yaletown to Powell and Alexander streets.

All occurred around 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Feb. 2.

-- Editor's note: This story was updated after the outage was over to say the outage is over.