Riverdale-East York Daily Updates
A quick look at news, views and things to do in the Riverdale-East York area
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Jones Avenue school closed after heavy fire damage
Students showing up for their classes at Jones Avenue Adult Centre this morning were turned away as fire had demolished half their school’s roof overnight.
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Woman, 50, sought in Dawes Road arson investigation
Police have released a photo of a 50-year-old woman wanted in connection with an alleged arson on Dawes Road last month.
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Heartbreaking loss of 16 horses in Sunnybrook Stables fire
The fire at Sunnybrook Stables on Victoria Day, which killed 16 horses, has hit Toronto’s equestrian community hard.
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Elderly man killed in fire on 13th floor of East York highrise
A man in his 70s has died after being pulled from a highrise apartment fire on Strathmore Boulevard early this morning.
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4 ways to stay safe from fire and burns: doctor
While there doesn’t appear to be any one cause for the sudden increase in fires this year, there are steps everyone can take to keep themselves and their families safe from fires and burn injuries this winter.
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Yonge building consumed by fire, neighbours escape damage
By the early hours of Feb. 27 a fire in a Yonge Street building reached its height and was upgraded to a three-alarm blaze.
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Arsonist sought after car set on fire in East York
Police are seeking an arsonist who may have been injured when he set a car on fire near O’Connor Drive and St. Clair Avenue East early on Dec. 29.
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Badminton and Racquet Club was home away from home
Christine Farewell used to spend her after school hours bandying the shuttlecock back and forth with her girlfriends at the Badminton and Racquet Club.
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Cleanup underway after racquet club fire doused
Residents in neighbouring buildings are trickling home and local shopkeepers are looking to reopen, after the fire that shut down part of
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Fire shuts down Yonge-St. Clair area
Black smoke billowed over the Deer Park residential and commercial neighbourhood today as firefighters tried to contain a blaze that engulfed the historic
Read moreDog rescued from Leaside fire
A dog was rescued from a burning industrial building in Leaside on Sunday evening.
Read moreHighrise evacuated after sauna catches fire
Nobody was injured when the sauna caught fire in a highrise apartment building in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area Saturday night.
Read moreBalcony fire at Minto condo snuffed quickly
A two-alarm fire that did $1,000 damage on a 39th floor balcony at the north Minto tower condo near Yonge and Eglinton was likely started by a discarded cigarette but, Toronto Fire says.
Read moreGirl, 3, uninjured in escalator mishap
A 3-year-old girl suffered no injuries after getting the sleeve of her jacket stuck in the escalator at St. Clair West subway station this afternoon.
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