Officials at the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) now say a fire that happened in west Windsor on Thursday, took place on WDBA Property.
Fire crews were called to a field off GN Booth Dr. near the Nemak plant just before 11am.
Bridge authority Spokesperson Mark Butler says the fire started on site in an area where hydro relocation work was taking place.
"It's our understanding that a tarp surrounding scaffolding in the area of the work, became loose and came in contact with overhead wires, this resulted in a fire. All personnel on site at the time of the incident have been accounted for and there have been no injuries reported," says Butler
At the same time as the fire, ther was a widespread power outage — Butler says he hasn't been told if the outage was a direct result of the fire.
"This is a question that's best directed to Enwin Utilities who I understand are still on the scene and are conducting an investigation into this matter," he says.
At this time, Enwin says it can't confirm whether the fire also caused a fire at the JC Keith Transformer Station, which is what caused a major power outage from west Windsor to the downtown. However, Windsor fire is saying the fire on the WDBA property is what caused the power outage.
At its peak 14, 000 people were without power.
Butler says work in the area of the incident has been shut down until the investigation has been completed and the site is deemed safe.