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Quick Knockdown At Don Mills Fire

Mar 26th, 2009 | By TSB
Quick Knockdown At Don Mills Fire

DON MILLS – Firefighters check for extension after extinguishing a working fire on the second floor of 80 Dallimore Circle in the Don Mills Rd. and Wynford Dr. area. There were no injuries reported.



Fatal Fire Considered Suspicious

Mar 25th, 2009 | By TSB
Fatal Fire Considered Suspicious

WESTON – It did not take long for officials of the Ontario Fire Marshal and Toronto Police to consider yesterday’s fatal fire suspicious. The blaze took the lives of 22 year-old Schanell Brown, who reportedly was 8-months pregnant, and her 4 year-old son Jashah. Toronto Fire Chief Bill Steward said yesterday it is very ‘unusual’ [...]



4 Year Old and His Mother Perish in Fire

Mar 25th, 2009 | By TSB
4 Year Old and His Mother Perish in Fire

WESTON – 22 year old Schanelle Brown and her 4-year-old son, Jasha, have died in a tragic incident that saw their apartment on Weston Rd. on fire. Two others remain in critical condition after being taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. It’s a tragedy that has left many scratching their heads, including Toronto Fire [...]



Suspicious Fire on Elm St. Sends One to Hospital

Mar 24th, 2009 | By TSB
Suspicious Fire on Elm St. Sends One to Hospital

Toronto Fire crews responded to a fire last evening at around 11:20pm to find a unit in an apartment building in flames. The fire is believed to have had several points of origin in a fifth floor apartment at 25 Elm St. in the Yonge St. and Dundas Ave. area. The two-alarm blaze was knocked [...]



Vacant Townhouse on Fire in Scarborough

Mar 24th, 2009 | By TSB
Vacant Townhouse on Fire in Scarborough

Pumper 244 arrived at this Toronto Housing complex on Glendower Circle, in the Birchmount Rd. and Finch Ave. area, to find smoke coming from the second floor of a vacant townhouse. Neighbouring townhouses were evacuated, and the fire was knocked down without any injuries. TFS apparatus (2 alarm – 244 Area): R241, P244, P113, A244, [...]



Multiple Alarm Blaze on Homedale Dr.

Mar 22nd, 2009 | By TSB
Multiple Alarm Blaze on Homedale Dr.

Toronto Fire Services crews are currently battling a 2-alarm blaze on Homedale Dr. in the Brimley Rd. and McNicoll Ave. area of Scarborough. The blaze apparently started in the kitchen of the unit and has spread to the second floor and possibly the attic. There is word also that it may have spread to an [...]



Apartment on Fire Causes Evacuation

Mar 11th, 2009 | By admin
Apartment on Fire Causes Evacuation

Residents were evacuated and sheltered in TTC buses while Toronto Firefighters battled a blaze in an apartment building near Lawrence Ave. E. and Mossbank Dr. TFS was dispatched to the scene at 10:55pm this evening. No injuries have been reported and fire crews are working to clear the smoke from the building. TFS apparatus (2 [...]



Kingston Rd. Fire – 2 alarm

Feb 28th, 2009 | By admin
Kingston Rd. Fire – 2 alarm

One man was taken to hospital after attempting to put out a fire in his apartment at 1463 Kingston Rd. on Saturday morning. A mattress on fire is suspected to be the starter of the blaze that caused about $50,000 in damage, although the exact cause is still under investigation. The entire bedroom had to [...]



Empress Ave. – 2 Alarm Fire

Feb 27th, 2009 | By admin
Empress Ave. – 2 Alarm Fire

It took firefighters over an hour to control a fire at Empress Ave. today, in the Sheppard Ave. and Bayview Ave. area. The owners had gone out when the fire started in the garage in the late morning. When they arrived back at their home, they found it engulfed in smoke. Three dogs were rescued [...]