Photo by B. Shakyaver
A massive storm rolled through the area early this evening causing mass amounts of hydro outages and damage.
Emergency services had been kept busy, dealing with the fallout from the storm.
South Huron Fire posted this message to Facebook this evening, reminding everyone to make smart decisions while the storm continues to roll though the area;
“Your South Huron Firefighters have been responding to numerous calls for service this evening due to the storm that quickly swept through the municipality this afternoon and early evening
There are numerous trees and hydro wires down that have closed many roads in the municipality.
DO NOT GO AROUND ROAD CLOSED SIGNS OR PYLONS,
If you come across wires that are down treat them as if they were live and stay back and keep clear of them.
Hydro one is currently dealing with an extremely high volume of calls for service due to the storm and the damage that it has left in its wake.
Please be patient they are working a quickly and safely as they can to get power restored to those who are currently out.
If you could please check in on your neighbors and make sure they are ok if they experienced damage due to the storm.
If you are without hydro and are using a portable generator for power please make sure you are running it outside and make sure you have working CO detectors.
Take care and stay safe.”
