BC Hydro Replaces Burned Power Pole After Fire in West Kelowna
Fire crews extinguish the blaze, but the damaged pole leaves 3,044 BC Hydro customers without power in Westbank and Gellatly.
- On Sunday, a fire damaged a BC Hydro pole at the intersection of Highway 97 and Elliott Road in West Kelowna, causing explosions and burning hedges at the base of the structure.
- Firefighters from the West Kelowna Fire Department extinguished the blaze after BC Hydro crews arrived and cut power to the live electrical cables that initially prevented crews from battling the fire.
- The damaged pole caused a power outage affecting 3,044 BC Hydro customers in the Gellatly and Westbank neighbourhoods, with the outage persisting until late Sunday evening.
- By 11:53 p.m. on Sunday, Hydro reported that power had returned for most residents, though 42 customers remained without service as of Monday morning.
- Hydro crews continue site work to resolve remaining localized outages in Westbank and Gellatly, as the fire remains under investigation by authorities.
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