Power outages reported after transformer explodes in Forest Hill: police

Toronto Hydro is at the scene in Forest Hill where a power outage occurred on Monday. (Ricardo Alfonso/CITYNEWS)

Posted October 13, 2025 6:53 pm.

Last Updated October 14, 2025 12:06 am.

Toronto police say there are power outages in the Forest Hill neighbourhood after wires from an electrical transformer sparked and exploded late Monday afternoon.

Officers say the hazard was reported at Eglinton Avenue West and Castlewood Road at 6:10 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

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