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| Underground blasts rock Toronto financial district | |
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| An underground electrical fire has caused a series of "explosions" in downtown Toronto. | An underground electrical fire has caused a series of "explosions" in downtown Toronto. |
| Witnesses on social media said they heard what sounded like multiple "explosions" and saw billowing clouds of smoke coming from subway grates. | Witnesses on social media said they heard what sounded like multiple "explosions" and saw billowing clouds of smoke coming from subway grates. |
| Toronto Fire Service confirmed that the fire began in an underground vault used to store electrical transformers. | Toronto Fire Service confirmed that the fire began in an underground vault used to store electrical transformers. |
| Subway service was not affected, but police closed off the area near Bay Street and King Street. | Subway service was not affected, but police closed off the area near Bay Street and King Street. |
| Some buildings have also been evacuated because of the smoke. | Some buildings have also been evacuated because of the smoke. |
| "You don't want to be in the smoke," Toronto Fire Services platoon chief Kevin Shaw told media at a press conference. | "You don't want to be in the smoke," Toronto Fire Services platoon chief Kevin Shaw told media at a press conference. |
| A few minutes after the explosion, the blasts had died down but a BBC reporter on the scene said you could still here popping sounds "like popcorn" and smell acrid smoke in the air. | A few minutes after the explosion, the blasts had died down but a BBC reporter on the scene said you could still here popping sounds "like popcorn" and smell acrid smoke in the air. |
| Mr Shaw said that the fire was "under control" and may have been triggered by damp weather. | Mr Shaw said that the fire was "under control" and may have been triggered by damp weather. |
| No injuries are reported. | No injuries are reported. |