Hydro Vault Explosion Injures Workers and Causes Power Outage in Toronto

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Hydro Vault Explosion Injures Workers and Causes Power Outage in Toronto
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A flashover explosion inside a hydro vault has resulted in two workers being hospitalized and up to 500 customers in the area experiencing a power outage. The incident occurred in the Lake Shore Boulevard and Don Roadway area in Toronto. One worker sustained serious non life-threatening injuries, while the other had minor injuries.

A flashover explosion inside a hydro vault early Saturday morning has sent two workers to hospital and left up to 500 customers in the area without power, according to Toronto Fire.

Toronto Fire says that crews received the call at about 12:55 a.m. to a hydro vault in the Lake Shore Boulevard and Don Roadway area, where light smoke and haze could be seen coming from the vault. There, two adult male workers were taken to hospital. Paramedics say that one of the men had serious non life-threatening injuries, whereas the other sustained minor injuries.affecting between 500 to 1,000 customers in the Front and Jarvis Street area, as well as those in the Don Roadway area.Toronto police on scene of a hydro vault explosion that happened near the waterfront early Saturday morning on April 6, 2024. Inmates in Ontario jails held at least 50 hunger strikes in 2023.

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