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Woman rushed to trauma centre after fire in Leslieville

Toronto Fire responded to a fire at a residence in Leslieville Saturday. Jeremy Cohn/ Twitter. Jeremy Cohn/ Twitter

A woman was taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after a fire at a home in Leslieville Saturday.

Toronto Fire said a call came in around 2:00 a.m. about a fire at a residence on Prust Avenue, where flames could be seen coming from a second-floor window.

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Fire services located a woman in the stairwell of the home and EMS transported her to a trauma centre.

There is no word yet on the extent of her injuries.

Fire services said a cat was also lost in the fire.

Investigators are still on scene. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.

 

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