- Toronto Fire was handling two fatal investigations Tuesday, including a fire at a 29-storey apartment building in the Wellesley Street East area near St. James Avenue.
- Crews were called to the Wellesley high-rise at 10:30 a.m. for smoke coming from a unit on the 19th floor, and the fire was contained to one unit.
- A spokesperson said the fire stemmed from a cooking related incident and one resident was impacted.
- Earlier Tuesday, a separate fatal fire at a 20-storey Scarborough building began on the 16th floor, and one adult was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Scarborough response followed an overnight eighth-floor unit fire that left four people injured, including a man with second-degree burns; two children were briefly hospitalized but later discharged.
Toronto Fire is currently investigating two fatal high-rise fires that occurred on Tuesday, raising alarms about fire safety in the city. The first incident took place at a 29-storey apartment building near St. James Avenue, where officials responded to reports of smoke from a unit on the 19th floor around 10:30 a.m..1234
The fire was contained to one unit and was attributed to a cooking-related incident, impacting one resident. Meanwhile, a separate fire at a 20-storey building in Scarborough resulted in one adult being pronounced dead at the scene after a fully involved fire on the 16th floor prompted a major response shortly before 8 a.m..567
In addition to these fatalities, another serious incident occurred overnight, where a fire on the eighth floor left four people injured, including a man with second-degree burns. Two children were also briefly hospitalized but have since been discharged. The series of incidents has raised significant concerns regarding fire safety protocols in high-rise buildings across Toronto.89
“The Wellesley fire, reported at 10:30 a.m. for smoke on the 19th floor, was contained to one unit and traced to a cooking-related incident affecting one resident. Earlier, a 20-storey Scarborough building fire that began on the 16th floor left one adult dead; an overnight eighth-floor fire injured four, including a man with second-degree burns.”
