One dead, two others injured after apartment fire in Toronto's east end
Toronto fire officials say one person has died and two others were rushed to hospital following a fire inside a five-storey apartment building near Gerrard Street East and Glenside Avenue.
Toronto police say crews responded shortly after midnight early Sunday morning to reports of a fire.
Fire officials tell CP24 that their crews were met with 'heavy smoke' on the fourth floor of the building, adding that one person was pronounced dead.
Toronto paramedics say a man in his 60s was transported to hospital in critical condition, while a woman in her 70s was taken to hospital in serious, life-threatening condition. A third patient was transported with minor injuries.
The cause of the fire remains unknown but is under investigation.
Gerrard Street East remains closed at Greenwood Avenue. Police are asking drivers to use 'alternate routes.'
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