Thousands of customers without power in Toronto Thursday as high winds sweep city
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Thousand of customers were without power across Toronto on Thursday evening after high winds swept through the city.
About 3,400 customers were without power at about 8:15 p.m., according to Maja Boric, spokesperson for Toronto Hydro.
No injuries have been reported.
"Crews are making progress and continue to work as quickly and safely as possible," Toronto Hydro said in a post on X at about 9 p.m.
The utility added that it expected the majority of remaining customers to have their power restored later in the evening or overnight.
Earlier on Thursday, Toronto Fire Services said firefighters were responding to calls about wires down at a number of locations in the city.
These included Park Street and Sandown Avenue in Scarborough, Allenby Avenue and Islington Avenue near Highway 401 in Etobicoke, Leopold Street in Parkdale, and Kendal Avenue and Walmer Road in the Annex.
Toronto police said a few houses were evacuated on Kendal Avenue because several trees and wires came down, but Toronto Fire Services said later that the owners have returned and secured their properties.
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