Power has been restored for nearly 10,000 residents who lost power in Vaughan Friday afternoon due to a fire affecting equipment, according to Alectra Utilities.

The outage started just after 11:30 a.m. on Friday and the time of restoration was between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Alectra posted on social media earlier in the day that isolated outages had been happening due to salt contamination.

“When salt mixes with moisture, it can create electrical arcing on power lines and equipment, sometimes leading to pole fires or flickering,” read the post.

They added the utility is proactively washing equipment and have crews ready to restore power.