A widespread power outage of varying length struck South Bayview Friday afternoon darkening parts of Davisville and Leaside. Depending on where you were, the blackout lasted between 90 minutes and 15 minutes. At its longest, it lasted from 2.30 to 4 p.m. Reports were heard from as far west as Mt. Pleasant and as far east as Laird Drive. Some said the power outage extended into the valley south of Moore Ave. In among all this, some people in Leaside and nearby neighborhoods like Moore Park reported no outage. One merchant on Bayview near Millwood Rd said it was dark only about 15 minutes at most. But some on Laird and Eglinton East said they were without power for as much as 90 minutes. Andy Elder of Grilltime meats on Laird tweeted that Amsterdam Brewing on Esandar Rd. was online, a good break for the Date Knight event scheduled there tonight. Valu mart was out as part of the Bayview darkness. Hydro was estimating a full restoration at about 5 p.m. and from the look of its outage map, that was accomplished. Equipment failure is the handy explanation offered for the blackout.
