RAW VIDEO: Fire crews battle 3-alarm fire at Etobicoke commercial building
The three-alarm fire broke out at Avida, a digital signage company, located at Six Point Rd., near Islington Avenue, at around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Toronto EMS said no one was injured.
View ArticleBirchmount Road reopens south of St. Clair after apartment fire
Firefighters have reopened Birchmount Road in both directions at Newlands Avenue after a fire broke out in a low-rise apartment. The road was closed while crews got the fire under control at 536...
View Article4 people treated for smoke inhalation in Etobicoke fire
Firefighters are still working on dousing a three-alarm fire at a commercial building in Etobicoke. The fire broke out at a cardboard factory at 450 Evans Ave., near Kipling Avenue, at around 11 a.m....
View ArticleScarborough apartment building evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
A 16-storey apartment building was evacuated in the pre-dawn hours on Saturday because of a carbon monoxide leak. People were allowed back into their homes at 225 Markham Rd. at about 4:30 a.m. after...
View ArticleFirefighters hampered by cold weather, overhead wires in midtown blaze
The fire broke out at Edith Drive, in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area, around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, Joe McCarron, Toronto Fire captain of rescue 134, explains why...
View ArticleFire at midtown homes causes estimated $1M in damage
Damage is estimated at around $1 million following a four-alarm fire at two semi-detached homes in midtown Toronto. The fire broke out at Edith Drive, in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area,...
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Body discovered after house fire near Don Mills
A body has been discovered on Friday at the scene of a house fire near Don Mills and York Mills roads, the Ontario Fire Marshal confirms. Crews had been searching for a 68-year-old man following the...
View Article4 homeless deaths during city’s cold snap
Fire crews responding to a blaze in Toronto’s east end on Tuesday night discovered a body inside a burnt shed, bringing the number of homeless deaths to four in the past nine days during the cold...
View Article3 injured in multi-vehicle crash at Bayview and Pottery
A woman suffered serious head, neck and chest injuries after the taxi she was riding in was involved in a three-vehicle collision on Bayview Avenue at Pottery Road, Toronto Fire officials said. The...
View Article3-alarm residential fire doused in Rosedale
Fire crews battled frigid temperatures to douse a three-alarm residential fire in the Rosedale area on Monday. The fire broke out at 29 Maple Avenue, near Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East, just...
View ArticleModel home fire being treated as potentially suspicious
Toronto Fire says a blaze at a model home on Sunday night is being treated as potentially suspicious. Fire crews responded to the scene on Weston Road and Dora Spencer Road at around 8:15 p.m. after...
View ArticleService fees contribute to drop in false fire alarms
Once seen as an unacceptable strain on resources, the number of false alarms Toronto firefighters are responding to has now dropped dramatically. The reason: homeowners are now being charged a fee for...
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Man found dead in suspected drug lab near Eglinton and Mount Pleasant
A 34-year-old man is dead after emergency crews found him in what’s believed to be a drug lab near Eglinton Avenue East and Mount Pleasant Road. Hazmat (Hazardous Materials] and CBRN (Chemical...
View Article2 seniors succumb to carbon monoxide poisoning in Etobicoke home
Toronto fire said high levels of carbon monoxide were found in an Etobicoke home where two seniors were pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday night. Police responded to a call for two people,...
View Article2 injured in house fire near Bloor and Lansdowne
Two people suffered minor injuries after a fire in Toronto’s west end on Sunday. Firefighters were called to a home on Sarnia Avenue, near Bloor Street and Lansdowne Avenue, around 11 p.m. A fire on...
View ArticleAbandoned TCHC building near Fairview Mall destroyed by fire
Toronto Fire is investigating after a three alarm blaze gutted a Toronto community housing building near Fairview Mall on Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a call at around 7:40 a.m in the...
View ArticleWoman injured in Huntley St. fire
Toronto fire say a woman has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries in a downtown apartment fire. Officials say the fire broke out on the 27th floor of the building at Bloor Street and Huntley...
View ArticleToronto fire battle auto shop blaze
Toronto fire is battling a 3-alarm industrial fire on Albion Road near Highway 27. Crews were called to the scene around 6 p.m. Tuesday to an auto shop at Albion and Westmore Drive. The roof reportedly...
View Article11-year-old boy rescued after falling down Scarborough Bluffs
An 11-year-old boy suffered only minor injuries after falling down the Scarborough Bluffs near Crescentwood Road on Sunday. Toronto police and fire services initially responded to a call shortly after...
View Article1,500 residents displaced after St. James Town highrise fire
About 1,500 residents have been displaced after a challenging, six-alarm fire at a St. James Town highrise Tuesday afternoon. Crews were called to the building near Parliament and Bloor streets around...
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