Editor’s note: The location of the fire was corrected to reflect the location in the west end
A man has been seriously injured after a fire in Toronto’s west end early Friday, officials say.
A Toronto Fire Services spokesperson told Global News emergency crews were called to a commercial property on Rosemount Avenue, near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West, at around 4:20 a.m.
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The spokesperson said the fire occurred on the second floor in a residential area.
A spokesperson for Toronto Paramedics said the man, who is believed to be in his 50s, was taken to a burn centre with serious injuries.
Investigators are probing the cause of the fire and the circumstances leading up to it.
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