Toronto Fire

• Roads reopen after fire in Toronto’s east end

  Around 6:30 a.m., firefighters and police were called to the area of Carlaw and Eastern avenues for reports of a fire.

  Fire

  Sep 23
  
• Police find 2 bodies in burnt-out vehicles on opposite ends of Toronto

  Toronto police are investigating after emergency crews found two bodies in two burnt-out vehicles on opposite ends of the city within hours of each other.

  Crime

  Sep 22
  
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• 8th-floor Toronto apartment fire leaves man in life-threatening condition

  Around 2 a.m., emergency services rushed to the area of Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street for a fire on the eighth floor of a building.

  Canada

  Sep 15
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• Toronto surpasses record for lithium-ion battery fires with 97 so far this year

  Capt. Deepak Chagger said the service has dealt with 97 lithium-ion battery incidents so far this year. By the end of last year, 91 lithium-ion fires were logged.

  Canada

  Sep 9
• Teenager suffers second-degree burns in Toronto basement fire

  Around 3:20 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to an address near Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West for reports of a fire.

  Fire

  Sep 8
• Toronto police deem fire at commercial building suspicious

  Just after 3 a.m., firefighters and police were called to Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue for reports of a fire at a commercial building.

  Canada

  Sep 2
• 3-alarm blaze at commercial building in Scarborough sparks structural concerns

  Toronto fire said it was called to the area of McLevin Avenue and Tapscott Road just before 2 a.m. to try and suppress the flames at a commercial building.

  Canada

  Aug 31
• Toronto Liberal MP says arson probe underway after cars set on fire at home

  Around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, police and firefighters were called to an address in the area of Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East to respond to the fire.

  Canada

  Aug 27
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• Fire chief frustrated after 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours

  Toronto's fire chief issued a warning on social media after crews responded to three lithium-ion battery fires, including one that escalated to a two-alarm response level.

  Fire

  Aug 12
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• Toronto shelter fire caused by lithium-ion batteries, fire chief says

  When the batteries heat up, some can enter what the UL Research Institutes call a 'thermal runaway,' an uncontrollable, self-heating state that can lead to combustion.

  Fire

  Aug 5