Transformer fire blackout for 3,800 Leslieville area homes

A transformer fire has knocked out power to as many as 3,800 customers (homes) in two areas in and near Leslieville. The boundaries affected are from the lake side up to Gerrard Street and from the Don Valley Parkway to Woodbine Avenue. Toronto Hydro tweeted at 9 a.m. that it is working to have power restored within the next two hours.