Toronto’s financial district still partially closed after hydro vault fire and explosions
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Toronto’s financial district still partially closed after hydro vault fire and explosions
03:15 | May 2, 2017
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02:29 | January 5, 2026
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Man in his 80s dead after Toronto retirement home fire
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Prepare for extreme weather with proper insurance coverage
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Scarborough community devastated after fire destroys community garden
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1 dead in Toronto encampment fire
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Iconic red canoe art installation destroyed in early morning fire
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Toxicologist testifies in trial of Ontario man accused of setting fire to, killing his wife
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Murder trial for man accused of setting fire to his wife in Toronto begins
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Toronto’s financial district still partially closed after hydro vault fire and explosions
Description
May 2, 2017
Toronto Hydro crews are now assessing the damage and repairing a transformer after a hydro vault explosion Monday evening. Part of the Financial District remains closed to traffic as the investigation continues.
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Toronto’s financial district still partially closed after hydro vault fire and explosions03:15 | May 2, 2017 -
Weeks later, some Thorncliffe Park residents return home after fire02:29 | January 5, 2026 -
Man in his 80s dead after Toronto retirement home fire01:53 | December 29, 2025 -
Prepare for extreme weather with proper insurance coverage04:29 | December 19, 2025 -
Residents displaced in apartment fire on Eglinton Avenue East01:44 | December 18, 2025 -
Thorncliffe Park fire raises questions on high-rise building materials04:04 | December 8, 2025 -
Woman found on fire inside tent in Etobicoke01:33 | December 2, 2025 -
‘It’s very stressful’: Residents remain displaced as apartment fire in Thorncliffe Park remains active02:18 | November 30, 2025 -
Death toll rises in Brampton house fire02:49 | November 24, 2025 -
Scarborough community devastated after fire destroys community garden02:13 | July 9, 2025 -
1 dead in Toronto encampment fire01:49 | July 3, 2025 -
St. Anne’s Church marks one year since devastating fire02:01 | June 9, 2025 -
Iconic red canoe art installation destroyed in early morning fire01:43 | April 2, 2025 -
Peterborough County declares state of emergency as outages from ice storm persist02:45 | April 1, 2025 -
Police investigating luxury car dealership fire as arson02:37 | March 19, 2025 -
3-alarm fire in Yorkville destroys multiple townhomes01:18 | March 5, 2025 -
Fire damages townhouses under construction in Toronto’s Yorkville01:14 | March 5, 2025 -
Man dies in Markham house fire01:36 | February 6, 2025 -
Global News Toronto welcomes new Toronto Fire Chief05:19 | January 29, 2025 -
1 dead, 2 injured following 3-alarm house fire in Brampton02:07 | January 25, 2025 -
Baby dead after Scarborough house fire, man in custody02:03 | January 19, 2025 -
Canada’s most expensive natural disasters of 202402:29 | January 14, 2025 -
Fire at Toronto men’s shelter temporarily displaces residents01:18 | January 9, 2025 -
Man in his 70s dies in Etobicoke house fire01:56 | November 8, 2024 -
Suspects set occupied Richmond Hill movie theatre alight with Molotov cocktail01:11 | November 5, 2024 -
Baby dies in house fire in Toronto’s west end02:11 | October 25, 2024 -
Infant dead following house fire in Toronto01:43 | October 25, 2024 -
Fire breaks out at a home in Toronto’s Beaches neigbourhood01:50 | October 18, 2024 -
Toxicologist testifies in trial of Ontario man accused of setting fire to, killing his wife02:06 | September 20, 2024 -
Murder trial for man accused of setting fire to his wife in Toronto begins02:09 | September 10, 2024 -
Woman dead following Toronto house fire01:33 | August 28, 2024 -
Woman whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 has house burn down00:49 | June 7, 2024
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Toronto’s financial district still partially closed after hydro vault fire and explosions03:15 | May 2, 2017
-
Weeks later, some Thorncliffe Park residents return home after fire02:29 | January 5, 2026
-
Man in his 80s dead after Toronto retirement home fire01:53 | December 29, 2025
-
Prepare for extreme weather with proper insurance coverage04:29 | December 19, 2025
-
Residents displaced in apartment fire on Eglinton Avenue East01:44 | December 18, 2025
-
Thorncliffe Park fire raises questions on high-rise building materials04:04 | December 8, 2025
-
Woman found on fire inside tent in Etobicoke01:33 | December 2, 2025
-
‘It’s very stressful’: Residents remain displaced as apartment fire in Thorncliffe Park remains active02:18 | November 30, 2025
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Death toll rises in Brampton house fire02:49 | November 24, 2025
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Scarborough community devastated after fire destroys community garden02:13 | July 9, 2025
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1 dead in Toronto encampment fire01:49 | July 3, 2025
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St. Anne’s Church marks one year since devastating fire02:01 | June 9, 2025
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Iconic red canoe art installation destroyed in early morning fire01:43 | April 2, 2025
-
Peterborough County declares state of emergency as outages from ice storm persist02:45 | April 1, 2025
-
Police investigating luxury car dealership fire as arson02:37 | March 19, 2025
-
3-alarm fire in Yorkville destroys multiple townhomes01:18 | March 5, 2025
-
Fire damages townhouses under construction in Toronto’s Yorkville01:14 | March 5, 2025
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Man dies in Markham house fire01:36 | February 6, 2025
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Global News Toronto welcomes new Toronto Fire Chief05:19 | January 29, 2025
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1 dead, 2 injured following 3-alarm house fire in Brampton02:07 | January 25, 2025
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Baby dead after Scarborough house fire, man in custody02:03 | January 19, 2025
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Canada’s most expensive natural disasters of 202402:29 | January 14, 2025
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Fire at Toronto men’s shelter temporarily displaces residents01:18 | January 9, 2025
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Man in his 70s dies in Etobicoke house fire01:56 | November 8, 2024
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Suspects set occupied Richmond Hill movie theatre alight with Molotov cocktail01:11 | November 5, 2024
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Baby dies in house fire in Toronto’s west end02:11 | October 25, 2024
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Infant dead following house fire in Toronto01:43 | October 25, 2024
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Fire breaks out at a home in Toronto’s Beaches neigbourhood01:50 | October 18, 2024
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Toxicologist testifies in trial of Ontario man accused of setting fire to, killing his wife02:06 | September 20, 2024
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Murder trial for man accused of setting fire to his wife in Toronto begins02:09 | September 10, 2024
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Woman dead following Toronto house fire01:33 | August 28, 2024
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Woman whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 has house burn down00:49 | June 7, 2024
Toronto’s financial district still partially closed after hydro vault fire and explosions
Description
May 2, 2017
Toronto Hydro crews are now assessing the damage and repairing a transformer after a hydro vault explosion Monday evening. Part of the Financial District remains closed to traffic as the investigation continues.
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