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CTV News
03-07-2025
- CTV News
One person dead after fire in North York
Toronto paramedics say one person is dead following a fire in North York on July 3, 2025. One person is dead after a fire broke out in North York early Thursday morning. Toronto police said they received a call for reports of two encampments on fire near Eglinton and Victoria Park avenues just before 4:30 a.m. Toronto Fire Services are on scene and said the outdoor fire started behind a building in the area and has since been extinguished. One person was located deceased. No other details have been released. Images from the scene show that a nearby wooded area has been blocked off with police tape as an investigation gets underway. Fire Chief Jim Jessop is expected to provide an update at 7:30 a.m.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Yahoo
1 person dead in North York townhouse fire, paramedics say
Toronto Paramedics say one person has died at a townhouse fire in North York Sunday afternoon. Paramedics told CBC Toronto that a person was pulled from a burning home without vital signs, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Toronto Police Services said they were called to the two-alarm fire near Don Mills Road and Rochefort Drive just before 4 p.m. Fire crews continue to battle the flames. Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop is expected to share more details about the incident at a news conference at 6 p.m.
CTV News
04-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
At least 7 people injured in Lawrence Heights shooting, paramedics say
A Toronto police cruiser is seen in this undated photo. At least seven people have been injured in a shooting in the Lawrence Heights neighbourhood, Toronto paramedics say. Emergency crews were called to Flemington and Zachary Roads in the area of Ranee Avenue and Allen Road just after 8:30 p.m. for a shooting. Toronto paramedics told CP24 that they were treating seven patients with injuries ranging from critical to serious. Police have not released suspect information. This is a breaking news story. More details to come.
CTV News
02-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Trench collapse in Toronto leaves 2 construction workers critically injured: paramedics
Two workers have been injured after a wall reportedly collapsed at construction site in Toronto. Toronto firefighters dug out a pair of workers who were buried after a trench they were working in collapsed this morning. Toronto police say the accident happened at around 11:45 a.m. in the area of Edmund Avenue and Weston Road in the city's Weston neighbourhood. Toronto Fire tells CTV News Toronto that two workers were buried up to their waists in a trench at a construction site. 'Upon arrival, crews found two male individuals at the bottom of a trench [that was] approximately eight feet,' said Toronto Fire Division Commander John Davidson while speaking to reporters at the scene. 'Extrication maneuvers began with supplemental panels being placed around the workers, so our rescuers could actually access the trench in a safe manner.' The workers were conscious and breathing following the collapse, according to fire officials, and crews successfully freed both men at around 1:30 p.m. Toronto Paramedics say the pair—a man in his 50s and a man in his mid-20s—have been taken to a trauma centre with serious, life-threatening injuries. 'I don't know the history of the work site, but it is a pre existing excavation,' Davidson said. 'There is a foundation present plus utilities. So, in those circumstances, the trenches are very unstable because it's redistributed soil.' 'Trench stability without proper shoring in place and the warm weather—it dries up the earth—[can lead to] a substantial trench collapse like we witnessed here today.' Davidson added that rescuers had to take their time when pulling the second worker out of the trench due to a stone that crews were worried may roll into him. Weston Road is closed between Jane Street and Denison Road East while crews clear the scene. A provincial Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development inspector is investigating.
CTV News
02-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Trench collapse in Toronto leaves 2 construction workers critically injured: paramedics
Two workers have been injured after a wall reportedly collapsed at construction site in Toronto. Toronto firefighters dug out a pair of workers who were buried after a trench they were working in collapsed this morning. Toronto police say the accident happened at around 11:45 a.m. in the area of Edmund Avenue and Weston Road in the city's Weston neighbourhood. Toronto Fire tells CTV News Toronto that two workers were buried up to their waists in a trench at a construction site. 'Upon arrival, crews found two male individuals at the bottom of a trench [that was] approximately eight feet,' said Toronto Fire Division Commander John Davidson while speaking to reporters at the scene. 'Extrication maneuvers began with supplemental panels being placed around the workers, so our rescuers could actually access the trench in a safe manner.' The workers were conscious and breathing following the collapse, according to fire officials, and crews successfully freed both men at around 1:30 p.m. Toronto Paramedics say the pair—a man in his 50s and a man in his mid-20s—have been taken to a trauma centre with serious, life-threatening injuries. 'I don't know the history of the work site, but it is a pre existing excavation,' Davidson said. 'There is a foundation present plus utilities. So, in those circumstances, the trenches are very unstable because it's redistributed soil.' 'Trench stability without proper shoring in place and the warm weather—it dries up the earth—[can lead to] a substantial trench collapse like we witnessed here today.' Davidson added that rescuers had to take their time when pulling the second worker out of the trench due to a stone that crews were worried may roll into him. Weston Road is closed between Jane Street and Denison Road East while crews clear the scene. A provincial Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development inspector is investigating.
