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Video shows blaze at Toronto highrise that sent man to hospital

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Video shows Toronto highrise blaze that sent man to hospital
WATCH ABOVE: Video supplied to Global News by Saniv Kumar shows a fire at a Toronto residential highrise Wednesday morning in the area of Black Creek and Trethewey drives – Apr 24, 2024

A video supplied to Global News shows a blaze at a Toronto highrise Wednesday morning that sent a man to a burn unit with serious injuries.

Toronto Fire Services said they were called at 8:30 a.m. to a residential building in the area of Black Creek and Trethewey drives.

The video obtained by Global News shows police at the scene as flames pour out of a window and black smoke rises from the scene.

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One patient was located in the lobby and transferred to the care of paramedics, TFS said.

The two-alarm fire was extinguished and crews ventilated the building.

Toronto paramedics told Global News a man in his 30s was taken to a burn unit with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.

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There is no word on what may have caused the fire.

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