Maybe I’m not used to living in a large community like the one that makes up Vancouver and the surrounding areas, but it seems like there are a lot of power outages that occur.
MAPLE RIDGE/CKNW(AM980) – A fire at a Hydro sub-station in maple ridge has knocked out power to more than 16-thousand customers, and it’s also causing traffic delays on Dewdney Trunk Road.
Ridge-Meadows RCMP are warning drivers about a lane closure west of 216th as crews try to douse the fire.
The power’s been out since shortly after seven this morning and it’s not expected to be restored before 9am.
The affected area covers 246th street west to the Pitt River and the Fraser River North to 144th Avenue. [cknw]
Of course, this stands to make sense, but there is hardly a month that goes by where I don’t catch news about some area being without power during the morning news. Trust me, I’ve been the victim of being caught in the dark because a rodent met its demise at a sub-station. I understand that these things just happen, but is the power grid to blame or are there just that many accidents that disrupt the flow of electricity around the lower mainland?