All power restored after major power outage in downtown Toronto

TORONTO – Power has been restored to all residents affected by a wide scale power outage in downtown Toronto on Thursday evening.

An estimated 6500 customers were without electricity Thursday evening due to the power outage.

All power was restored around 4 a.m. on Friday, as hydro crews worked through the night to test equipment and fix the source of the outage.

Get breaking National news

Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.

Sign up for breaking National newsletter Get Started

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

According to Toronto Hydro the power outage was caused by a fire in a circuit breaker.

Toronto Hydro reports the outage, which started just after 8p.m., stretched from Carlton Street to the north, the Port Lands to the south, Jarvis Street to the west and Bayview Avenue to the east.

Initial reports indicate an incident at a transformer station on George and Adelaide was the cause of the outage.