A firefighter is among the eight people injured following a three-alarm fire in the Christie Pits area.
Toronto Fire District Chief Stephen Powell said the blaze broke out at a home near Christie Street and Dupont Street, north of Bloor Street West, around 6:11 a.m. Sunday.
Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg told reporters that a firefighter “inadvertently fell off a second-storey roof,” but that he is now stable in hospital.
“He is conscious and alert in hospital and that’s fantastic news for us,” Pegg said.
Three others were taken to hospital in serious condition, while four were transported with minor injuries.
Pegg said there is no further updates as to the condition of those victims.
The office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has been contacted and Pegg said they will be on scene to assist with Toronto Fire’s investigation.
There is no word as to cause of the fire.
Pegg said firefighters were also able to save a mother cat and her kittens from the blaze.
Toronto police have closed Dupont Street between Christie and Shaw streets, in an effort to help firefighters try to extinguish the blaze.
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