SCARBOROUGH – Four teenagers were rushed to hospital after a vehicle rollover that occured on Greencedar Circuit in the Lawrence Ave. E. and Markham Rd. area. Toronto emergency crews arrived at the scene at around 1:15am to find a single vehicle on its roof. There were five occupants traveling in the car. One of the [...]

TORONTO – Toronto Street Beat’s photographer Manny Rodrigues has been awarded the 2009 Best Photo in Newsprint award from the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association. TPFFA had the following to say about Manny Rodrigues’ photo entry: “The judges said your photo of two fire fighters tending to an injured young girl resulting from a January [...]

SCARBOROUGH – Toronto Police officers from 41 Division along with Toronto Fire Services responded to a car on fire early this morning. The vehicle was found on Treverton Dr., in the Kennedy Rd. and Eglinton Ave. E. area at around 1:00am. Firefighters were quick to put out the blaze. No injuries were reported at the [...]

BEACHES – Toronto firefighter band “Backdraft” performed at the Opera House this past Thursday April 15th. “Backdraft” along with other bands and groups such as “Calamities” and “Late Shift” performed a benefit concert to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief. Approximately $10,000 was raised, according to Alan Cair, one of the organizers of the event. [...]

ETOBICOKE – One man is dead and one is fighting for his life in hospital after an early morning fire in Etobicoke. Toronto Fire Services and EMS responded to reports of a fire at around 5:00am this morning to find three residents trapped inside at home on 22nd St. between Lakeshore Blvd. and Birmingham St. [...]

NORTH YORK – It took Toronto Fire Services only 30 minutes to knock down an industrial fire on Lawrence Ave. W. near Caledonia Rd. TFS was called to the blaze at around 2:30pm and found a storage area fully engulfed in flames. There were reports of one or two explosions, likely caused by some of [...]

WESTON – The 12-year-old girl who had been rushed to Sick Kids Hospital following yesterday’s tragic fire on Kemp Square has succumbed to her injuries. Britney  had been found in the home along with her father, Ken Einboden, who had ran upstairs in an attempt to rescue his daughter. Her baby sister, Kendra, and a [...]

NORTH YORK – A two-alarm blaze has destroyed a home and left an entire family devastated. The fire happened at 6 Versend Dr., in the York Mills Rd. and Victoria Park Ave. area. Toronto Fire Services were called to the address at around 1:00pm on Saturday. When they arrived they found flames shooting up through [...]

ANNEX – Toronto Fire Services battled a 3-alarm blaze late last night at 191 St. George St. which at one point had flames as high as 40ft. The apartment on the first floor became engulfed in flames shortly before 12:00am. Police were later alerted to the fact that there may have been an explosion in [...]