A power outage is affecting almost 1000 customers in a rural area east of Sicamous. (BC Hydro Image)

A power outage is affecting almost 1000 customers in a rural area east of Sicamous. (BC Hydro Image)

923 buildings without power east of Sicamous

BC Hydro states the outage is caused by a tree across wires.

A total of 923 BC Hydro customers are without power due to a fallen tree hitting powerlines. The outage affects a large rural area east of Sicamous.

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According to BC Hydro crews are on scene and power is expected to be restored by 3 p.m.


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