Toronto police say an elderly woman was taken to hospital with minor smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a residence in Toronto’s north end.
Emergency crews were called to a home on Renshaw Street, near Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West, at around 5:18 a.m. Tuesday.
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Toronto Fire Services said when firefighters arrived, flames and smoke were coming out of the basement windows of a house.
Fire officials also said the person who lives in the basement was on the yard when firefighters arrived, and no one needed to be rescued from inside the home.
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The cause of the fire is not yet known. The cost of damage to the home is also unknown.
Police said road closures are in effect in the immediate area.
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