A woman is in life-threatening condition and a second person has been injured after a four-alarm apartment fire in Toronto’s north end Thursday evening.
Emergency crews were called to the 14-storey apartment building on Bathurst Street, south of Steeles Avenue West, just before 8:25 p.m.
A Toronto Fire Services spokesperson told Global News there were heavy flames on the east side of the building with smoke filling the building after crews arrived.
The spokesperson said both patients were found on the fifth floor.
A spokesperson for Toronto Paramedics said the woman, who is believed to be in her 70s, was taken to a trauma centre with critical injuries.
The nature of the second person’s injuries wasn’t clear as of Thursday night.
More to come.
A difficult and complicated incident. My thoughts are with the injured resident and our @Toronto_Fire @TorontoMedics @TorontoPolice crews working together to bring this incident under control. https://t.co/am5659IAEs
— Matthew Pegg (@ChiefPeggTFS) December 11, 2020