Police say a man was arrested for assaulting an officer shortly after being rescued by Toronto firefighters.
First responders say the man was found hanging outside a window of his third-storey apartment to escape a fire that had broken out.
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According to fire crews, calls reporting a residential fire on George Street and Dundas Street came in just before 8:30 a.m.
Once on scene, firefighters located the man hanging from his window as flames and smoke billowed out of the apartment.
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Police allege the man then assaulted an officer on scene before being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials say the fire was successfully knocked down and crews remained on scene as a precaution.
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