Smoking in bed likely cause of Finch and Kipling fire
Posted July 20, 2017 5:57 am.
Last Updated July 20, 2017 7:33 am.
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Three people are in hospital after a fire in an apartment, and that fire was likely caused by a woman smoking in bed.
The fire began around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday in a unit on Stevenson Road, near Finch and Kipling avenues.
There were oxygen tanks in the unit, a Toronto Fire spokesperson said, but they were not a factor in the fire. However, because the tanks were there, crews had to monitor them closely.
One woman suffered burns to her arms and two other people had smoke inhalation.
A Toronto Fire spokesperson told CityNews that the sheets and blankets on the bed caught fire, causing the woman’s injuries.
The cost of the damage is not yet known.