A BC Hydro steel tower on the edge of the Fraser Valley sustained significant damage in the ice storm that has left many without power.
Hydro crews are working to restore power to thousands, with icing on lines throughout the valley. On Saturday morning, BC Hydro tweeted several pictures, including one showing damage to a crossbeam of a steel tower that carries lines across the Fraser between Mission and Abbotsford.
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Crews continuing to deal with extensive damage in #FraserValley, including a broken crossbeam on a steel tower where the two lines cross the Fraser River in #MissionBC. Severe icing on our lines throughout the region. #bcstorm #Abbotsford pic.twitter.com/s25rwroB0N
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) December 30, 2017
Conditions are still hazardous in the #FraserValley, including some areas with fallen trees and trees on our lines. Remember: down, danger, dial. Stay 10 metres back from fallen lines or trees on lines and call 911. pic.twitter.com/uBwCcFz5xg
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) December 30, 2017
Update on #FraserValley area: two ice storms have caused hundreds of individual power outages and affected over 100,000 total customers. As of 8am Saturday, 36,000 customers are without power and 82,000 have been restored so far. Hardest hit areas are #Abbotsford and #MissionBC.
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) December 30, 2017
Additional crews are arriving this morning to assist with restoration efforts. We'll continue to provide updates as crews arrive and conduct damage assessments and begin repairs, including large substation outages in #Abbotsford affecting a large number of customers.
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) December 30, 2017
