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Toronto Firefighters Battle Six-Alarm High-Rise Blaze
TORONTO - A fire on the 24th floor of an apartment building in downtown Toronto put 14 people, including three firefighters, in hospital.
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As many as 10 firefighters were also treated for heat exhaustion as they battled the flames late into Friday night.
Emergency Medical Services chief Bruce Farr said three adult patients were in "very serious" condition due to smoke inhalation.
The building's 12-hundred residents also had to be evacuated, leading to a mad scramble by city officials to quickly find them accommodations.
The fire broke out late Friday afternoon in a unit on the 24th floor of the building (200 Wellesley), then spread to two adjacent units.
Four hours after the blaze began firefighters were battling spot fires, ignited by falling debris.
Fire officials say the blaze was so hot that it raised concerns for the building's soundness.
Officials from the Fire Marshall's office will be doing a thorough examination of the site.
At least 120 firefighters and 27 fire trucks were on the scene, which at one point was deemed a seven-alarm blaze.
There is not word on the cause of the fire.
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As many as 10 firefighters were also treated for heat exhaustion as they battled the flames late into Friday night.
Emergency Medical Services chief Bruce Farr said three adult patients were in "very serious" condition due to smoke inhalation.
The building's 12-hundred residents also had to be evacuated, leading to a mad scramble by city officials to quickly find them accommodations.
The fire broke out late Friday afternoon in a unit on the 24th floor of the building (200 Wellesley), then spread to two adjacent units.
Four hours after the blaze began firefighters were battling spot fires, ignited by falling debris.
Fire officials say the blaze was so hot that it raised concerns for the building's soundness.
Officials from the Fire Marshall's office will be doing a thorough examination of the site.
At least 120 firefighters and 27 fire trucks were on the scene, which at one point was deemed a seven-alarm blaze.
There is not word on the cause of the fire.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Armstrong on
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Why can these things never start on the first floor eh?Has anyone ever noticed that?
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Permalink Reply by Bekks on
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The wind in Toronto that day was CRAZY and it caused it to blow burning material onto other balconies - which caused other fires (too many people using their balconies as storage).
Apparently the tenant in the original fire unit was a "hoarder" or "extreme pack-rat" and this dramatically increased the fire load.
The fire burned so intensely and for so long that even days later the 1200-2000 other occupants were STILL living in emergency shelters because the structural integrity of the building was still being assessed!
TFS has huge resources, specially trained and equiped "Highrise Response" units, effective radio systems for buildings, experienced crews, stayed on top of things with clear command and control, accountability/PAR, rehab, teamwork with EMS, and prior to the incident, agressive legislative code enforcement and active fire prevention programs.
It STILL goes to show there is no such thing as a "routine" fire.
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