LINDSAY, Ont. - More than 12,000 Hydro One customers are without electricity Monday in parts of central and southern Ontario.

Most outages are in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Brock and Georgina townships including Fenelon Falls, Lindsay and Kirkfield. Hydro One says the outage began just before 7 a.m. after a utility pole caught fire and power should be fully restored by about 10:30 a.m.

Repair crews are also working to restore power to about 1,000 customers south of Barrie and west to the Collingwood area.

Another 1,700 customers are also without power in the Simcoe region.

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