Two people have been charged after a unit in a high-rise building in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood exploded Saturday afternoon.
Toronto Police said several calls came in around 3:16 p.m. about an explosion at a residential building at 105 West Lodge Avenue near Queen and Lansdowne.
There was significant damage to the unit and a large amount of debris fell to the ground in the centre of the West Lodge apartment complex, police said.
Toronto EMS said that a man and a woman had been taken to hospital where they were treated for extremely minor injuries.
The cause of the explosion was related to the “mishandling of combustible for the production of drug derivatives.”
Police said Rachelle Moore, 53, and Ararat Abryamyan, 43, both of Toronto, have been charged with arson by negligence, production and possession of a controlled substance and common nuisance.
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They are schedule to appear in a Toronto court Wednesday, March 29.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477)
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