Power is out to about 1,660 customers in the Heffley Creek area this afternoon after a tree fell across wires. B.C. Hydro

Fallen tree causes power outage in Heffley Creek area

KAMLOOPS – A tree has fallen down across power lines near Heffley Creek cutting power to more than 1,600 customers.

A tree near Tod Mountain Road and Highway 5 fell across wires, causing the power to go out for 1,666 customers in the Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks area just before 4 p.m.

B.C. Hydro crews arrived on scene approximately an hour later, along with eight firefighters. 

Asst. Fire Chief Dave McMahon says it is not known how the tree came down, whether it was heavy winds or by a lightning strike.

McMahon says it is unknown currently when power will be restored though B.C. Hydro is estimating that power will be restored by 8 p.m.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Dana Reynolds at dreynolds@infonews.ca or call 250-819-6089. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Dana Reynolds

Dana Reynolds is originally from Saskatchewan, but previous to Kamloops lived in Toronto for five years. She is well educated, obtaining her Masters of Arts from York University and Certificate of Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. Dana has a passion for travel, having worked and studied in three foreign countries. She is a political junkie, especially as pertains the Middle East as she wrote her thesis on Muslim immigration into Europe. Dana is very excited to be in Kamloops and embark on a career in journalism with Info News.

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