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Elderly man in hospital after fire in Toronto’s northwest end

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WATCH ABOVE: A fire that sent an 83-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries has been deemed accidental. Shallima Maharaj explains – Nov 19, 2019

Officials say an 83-year-old man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out at a home in the city’s northwest end on Tuesday.

Emergency crews were called to an address on Lomar Drive, near Highway 400 and Sheppard Avenue West, at around 3:26 a.m.

When fire crews arrived, officials said smoke and fire were coming from a bedroom at the back of a semi-detached home.

Toronto Fire Services said the original 911 call came from residents on the other side of the home who smelled burning.

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Fire officials said they found one man inside, and he was taken to a trauma centre. They added that the fire has been knocked down.

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Neighbours told Global News the man lived alone and was in a wheelchair.

The exact cause wasn’t disclosed as of Tuesday evening, but officials said the blaze is believed to be accidental.

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