Early morning electrical vault incident injures 2 hydro workers

Two people were injured following an early morning incident at a hydro vault in the Port Lands.

Toronto Fire officials say the incident occurred inside an underground vault around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard and Don Roadway.

Captain Dan Vieira says there was a “light haze” of smoke coming out of the utility vault when they arrived. He says there was no fire inside the concrete vault, which is used to bury electrical wires, and officials have not yet determined what went wrong.

Paramedics tell CityNews one man was taken to a trauma centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries while a second man suffered minor injuries.

Upwards of 1,000 customers in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard between Jarvis Street and the Don Valley Parkway up to Front Street are without power as a result of the incident.

Power was eventually restored early Sunday morning.