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Police investigating 3rd suspected arson in Toronto in less than a week
Toronto police are investigating a suspected arson after a fire at a business in Scarborough early Tuesday — the third fire being investigated as an arson in the city in less than a week. The incident happened in a plaza near Birchmount Road and Vauxhall Drive around 3:15 a.m., Toronto police said in a post on X. Fire crews extinguished the fire, which did not spread, Toronto Fire said. There were no injuries, they said. Crews remain on scene, and fire investigators have been notified. Police said the investigation is ongoing. There is no suspect information available at this time. Spokesperson Stephanie Miceli said she does not have information on the type of business in an email Tuesday. A reserved parking sign on the side of the building refers to it as a "Greek coffee shop." Images from the scene Tuesday show the building's front windows were broken. This fire follows a suspected arson at a Scarborough restaurant on Friday near Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue E. Three male suspects wearing dark clothes and masks were seen leaving the area, police said at the time. No injuries were reported, and Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal is not investigating the incident. Police investigators will work to determine whether the two fires are connected, Miceli said. Another fire happened at a restaurant in Scarborough early Saturday morning near Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue E. Police didn't label the incident a suspected arson at the time and said they are investigating the cause. Mayor Olivia Chow said she received a full briefing from Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop on Saturday and Tuesday, speaking at an unrelated city announcement Tuesday. She declined to comment further on the incidents, saying the Ontario Fire Marshal and police are told CBC Radio's Metro Morning earlier Tuesday she doesn't think people should be concerned about going to restaurants in Scarborough as the fires have happened during early hours "when the customers were not there." "We'll keep people safe," she said. Police are also investigating a suspected arson at a two-storey building in East York on Wednesday that sent three people to hospital for minor smoke inhalation. The incident happened at 834 Pape Avenue at a building with a business on the main level and a residential space above, police said at the time. Investigators are looking for three suspects who allegedly broke into the building, set fire to it and then fled. They wore dark clothing and masks, and were carrying red gas cans, police said.
CTV News
20-05-2025
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Cottage destroyed in $1M fire while owners were away for the long weekend
Caution tape can be seen blocking off a wooded area. (Dan Lauckner/CTV) While many locals spent the long weekend enjoying their cottages, one family received devastating news. On Saturday around 3 p.m. a cottage on Highway 118 East in the Wood Lake area caught flames. Officials say the owners were not home at the time. It was a neighbour who first noticed the blaze and called it in. When firefighters arrived, the cottage was already engulfed in flames. Crews from Station 1 and 2 with the Bracebridge Fire Department responded with approximately 25 firefighters working the scene. No injuries were reported, and the homeowners were notified. The cottage is considered a total loss with damages estimated at roughly $1 million. The Ontario Fire Marshal's office was advised. While the cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials say it does not appear to be suspicious.
CTV News
20-05-2025
- CTV News
Woman killed in eastern Ontario house fire on Victoria Day
An Ontario Provincial Police logo in this undated file image. A 95-year-old woman is dead following a holiday weekend house fire in South Glengarry Township. Emergency crews responded to a call for a residential fire on Fourth Line Road in Dalhousie Mills shortly after 11 p.m. Monday. Ontario Provincial Police say the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene. Police say the victim was located deceased inside the residence by emergency personnel. A 73-year-old man was able to escape the burning home and was treated for minor injuries. The Ontario Provincial Police Crime Unit and the Ontario Fire Marshal are investigating the cause of the fire. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment of the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. The fire occurred approximately 50 km east of Cornwall.
