A woman has life-threatening injuries after police say she was found on fire inside a tent in Toronto’s west end.
Police say an officer has minor injuries after pulling the woman from the tent.
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They say the officer was near Lake Shore Boulevard and Eighth Street for reports of an assault when they found the woman on fire inside a tent.
Police did not immediately say whether the reported assault and the fire were believed to be connected.
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Paramedics say they rushed an adult woman to hospital from the scene with severe life-threatening injuries.
Firefighters say they responded to a fire burning a wooden structure leaned against an abandoned building at the scene.
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