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Man in life-threatening condition after fire at North York highrise

Officials say Toronto Hydro is working to restore power after a hydro vault mishap injured two people and caused power outages. File photo. Toronto Fire Services. Toronto Fire / Twitter

A man has been rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after a fire at a North York highrise Tuesday evening, officials say.

Toronto Fire said they received a call for a blaze in the area of Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue, north of Finch, at 7 p.m.

Firefighters arrived at a two-alarm fire in a highrise residential building in a unit on the 10th floor.

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Fire crews are still actively fighting the fire.

Paramedics said they transported an adult male to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Drivers can expect road closures and delays in the area.

More to come as this story develops…

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