Subway service was temporarily shut down along a stretch of Line 2 early Sunday morning after sparks began falling from the Bloor Viaduct.
According to police, some sort of electrical short caused the sparks to begin flying at around 12:30 a.m.
A TTC spokesperson told The Canadian Press that two large cables burned through to the deck that the train's rails sit upon, causing the sparks to fly.
About 75 people had to be led back to Broadview Station on foot from the train by transit workers, the spokesperson said.
As a result, subway service was suspended from St. George to Woodbine stations while crews worked to fix the problem. Service then resumed as scheduled on Sunday morning.
@CityNews @CP24 bloor bridge transformer fire pic.twitter.com/tptOBu0JoL
— Laura Ellen (@bonjour_lor) May 31, 2015
Bad electrical fire on #TTC Bloor line over Viaduct. People stopping cars. Seems to have stopped.
— Lise Lareau (@cmgveep) May 31, 2015
@TTCnotices holy smokes at your Bloor viaduct at Broadview station pic.twitter.com/qN6Lh81cow
— Steve Ryan (@steveryan_to) May 31, 2015
Some serious sparks happening on the Bloor Viaduct right now.
— A (@amangosing) May 31, 2015
Hey everybody, the Bloor street viaduct is exploding right now. https://t.co/c6i1pa1t4T
— KL Ess (@HotPatio) May 31, 2015
Police responding to sparks under the Bloor Viaduct. Some sort of electrical short. If driving be careful. TTC advised Tor. Fire O/S.^GL
— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) May 31, 2015
Bloor Viaduct just started exploding with giant sparks of light, fire trucks and police cars #Toronto @metromorning @CTVNews @CBCNews
— AliceLenoreSellwood (@alice_lenore) May 31, 2015
So the bloor viaduct is on fire - which seems sort of crazy.
— Stephen Burtch (@SteveBurtch) May 31, 2015
i live very close to the bloor viaduct oh man…. what the heck is happening
— - ̗̀ pj soupcan ̖́- (@scoresberg) May 31, 2015
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