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Pets and their owners rescued from west-end Toronto fire

TORONTO – Several animals and people were rescued from a west-end Toronto home after an overnight fire.

The fire started shortly before 1 a.m. at a house on on St. Helens Avenue near Bloor and Landsdowne.

Emergency crews rescued three people, five cats, a turtle, some birds and a gerbil.

Toronto EMS treated one person on scene and fire fighters used oxygen masks on the cats.

Raw video: Animals rescued from large house fire near Bloor and Landsdowne

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