A man in his 40s has died in hospital after a house fire in Toronto’s Parkdale area Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 1259 King St. W., near King Street and Elmgrove Avenue, around 2:36 p.m.
Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg told reporters that emergency crews located and removed one occupant from inside the house.
Toronto paramedics immediately began CPR on the victim. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to his injuries.
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Police said the fire was put out shortly after 3 p.m, but there was heavy smoke in the area that forced neighbouring homes to be evacuated on either side of the incident.
King Street is closed in both directions from Dufferin Street to Cowan Avenue.
The Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
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