Toronto Fire

• Toronto sees 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours. Official calls it ‘alarming’

  Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted on X on Tuesday crews had responded to three separate fires in the past 24 hours in the city. 

  Canada

  Feb 24
  
• 1 dead after fire erupts in Toronto highrise apartment unit

  Toronto Fire crews responded to a fire on the 12th floor of a building and rescued a person from the unit, but they later died from their injuries.

  Fire

  Feb 17
  
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• Residents allowed back into one of two Thorncliffe Park condos evacuated due to fire

  The City of Toronto says it has given the green light for most residents to return to one of two highrises evacuated due to a fire that smouldered inside the walls for weeks.

  Canada

  Jan 6
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• Fire at federal government building in Toronto probed as suspected arson

  Toronto emergency services say a fire has been extinguished after it started in a federal government building in the city. Police said a man is in custody.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2025
• Man in his 80s dead after being pulled from fire at Toronto retirement home

  Toronto Fire Services says a man has died after being pulled from a unit in a retirement home in North York on Sunday night.

  Fire

  Dec 29, 2025
• Scarborough house fire leaves 2 in hospital fighting for their lives

  Around 5:30 a.m., first responders rushed to an address near Sheppard Avenue East and Washburn Way to deal with a house fire.

  Fire

  Dec 23, 2025
• Fire at Thorncliffe Park highrise has been put out, no return date for residents

  A fire that started late last month inside the walls of two Toronto highrise buildings has been put out.

  Fire

  Dec 16, 2025
• Fire still smouldering at Thorncliffe Park highrise, no return date for residents

  A fire that started late last month is still smouldering inside the walls of two Toronto highrise buildings. 

  Fire

  Dec 15, 2025
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• Efforts to extinguish historic fire at 2 Toronto buildings to go ‘into next week’

  Toronto's fire chief says work on extinguishing a fire at two highrise buildings will continue 'into next week,' meaning those evacuated won't be returning home yet.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025
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• 2 Toronto building fires like a ‘cigar burning slowly’ with no timeline to extinguish

  Officials say they continue to battle a fire at two buildings in the Thorncliffe Park area, adding it is difficult to access where the material that is burning is located.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2025