Power restored after transformer fire at St. Clair condo

Posted October 3, 2012 1:08 pm.

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Toronto Hydro restored power to about 9,000 residents east of Forest Hill after a transformer fire in a historic condo building.

The Imperial Plaza condos on St. Clair Avenue West, near Avenue Road, were evacuated around noon Wednesday after a fire started in the basement transformer room. There are no reports of any injuries.

Toronto Hydro said underground cables caught fire and caused the outage.

Power was restored around 3 p.m.

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