Man in hospital after multi-house fire in Toronto Beaches neighbourhood

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· Posted: Mar 22, 2025 6:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

A antheral is successful the infirmary aft a three-alarm occurrence dispersed to aggregate houses successful Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood Saturday afternoon, authorities say.

At 4 p.m., Toronto Fire was called astir a house occurrence adjacent the intersection of Kewbeach and Kenilworth avenues, part commandant Paul O'Brien told reporters Saturday.

"Crews arrived soon aft [and] were met with dense achromatic fume and dense occurrence conditions astatine the rear," O'Brien said.

The occurrence dispersed to an adjacent location and caused vigor harm to a 3rd gathering to the south, O'Brien said. Several surrounding residences successful the country were evacuated.

The 35 Toronto Fire units that responded to the telephone were capable to get the occurrence nether power soon after, O'Brien said, but were continuing to douse blistery spots arsenic of 6 p.m.

Queen Street E. was closed betwixt Woodbine Avenue and Waverly Road Saturday evening arsenic crews remained connected the scene.

The origin of the fire, arsenic good arsenic however it spread, is nether investigation, O'Brien said.