Hydro vault fire dims Yonge and Eglinton


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Midtown Toronto Power Outages stem from a vault fire near Erskine Ave and downed power lines by Eglinton. Toronto Hydro crews are restoring service across Forest Hill, Yonge Street to Mount Pleasant, affecting thousands.

 

Context and Background

Power outages from a vault fire and downed lines near Eglinton, affecting thousands as Toronto Hydro restores service.

  • Vault fire at 5:40 a.m. near Erskine Ave, west of Mt Pleasant Rd
  • Power cut until late morning; no injuries reported by police
  • Outage zone: north of Eglinton to Alexandra, west of Yonge to Mt Pleasant
  • Chaplin area outage from 5:30 a.m., about 265 customers affected
  • Cause under investigation; Toronto Hydro crews working overtime

 

A hydro vault fire has left many homes in the Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. E. area without power.

 

Police say the vault burst into flames at around 5:40 a.m., near a cluster of apartment buildings on Erskine Ave., west of Mt. Pleasant Rd.

Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze, but power was out in the area until late in the morning.

The affected area runs north of Eglinton Ave. to Alexandra Blvd, and just west of Yonge St. to about Mt. Pleasant Rd.

“Hydro is aware of it and they’re working overtime to rectify it,” said Toronto police Const. Marc Kalteis.

No injuries were reported but a few thousand people have been affected by the power outage in the area.

A set of downed power lines near Chaplin Cres. and Eglinton Ave. W. could also be contributing to the problem, according to Toronto Hydro.

The Chaplin-area outage began at around 5:30 a.m. and is affecting roughly 265 people. That area is bordered by Forest Hill Rd. and Spadina Rd. on the east, and running southeast along Dunvegan Rd. until about Frybrook Rd.

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