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Downed hydro pole causes power outage

More than 1,100 without power Friday afternoon
Bowen outage trucks
Fire and maintenance crews were on scene assessing the state of the poles along Grafton Road after one of them was struck Feb. 11.

Many island residents were without power after a hydro pole was struck along Grafton Road near Artisan Lane.

BC Hydro's outage map indicates 1,130 customers were without power for much of Friday. The affected areas are south of Mt. Gardner Road. 

Grafton Road was open to traffic, but motorists were advised to go slow as maintenance crews worked along the side of the road. 

Service was restored later in the day. 

Bowen outage Feb 11
A large chunk of the island was without power Friday afternoon. / BC Hydro