Substation fault cuts power to more than 7,800 BC Hydro customers in Greater Victoria

Thousands of people in Greater Victoria are without power Tuesday afternoon due to a substation fault, according to BC Hydro.

, last updated around 2:40 p.m., says more than 7,800 customers in Victoria West, Esquimalt, Saanich and View Royal are affected.

Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro’s community relations manager, tells CHEK News a substation failing is to blame for the outage. He says it’s too early to know the cause or estimated restoration time.

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