Toronto Fire Services say a home under renovation in Scarborough partially collapsed on Saturday morning.
Firefighters said they were called to a home on Harding Boulevard near Kingston and Birchmount roads around 11:15 a.m.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a home that had suffered significant structural damage.
Firefighters later determined that supports in the basement began to collapse before the first floor caved in.
A large portion of an exterior wall then also collapsed.
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Images from the scene showed extensive damage to the home. The house’s occupants, however, evacuated safely and no injuries were reported, firefighters say.
Five nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution and firefighters were on scene monitoring the situation.
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A TTC shelter bus was also brought in for affected residents.
Meanwhile, city officials have been called in to inspect the home’s structural integrity.
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