Man dead after two-alarm fire at North York home Saturday morning: TPS
Posted August 6, 2022 9:30 am.
Last Updated August 6, 2022 6:13 pm.
A 61-year-old man is dead following a two-alarm fire at a home in North York on Saturday morning.
Fire and emergency crews were called to a home on Calay Avenue in the area of Wilson Avenue and Keele Street just before 7:30 p.m.
Police say the man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he was later pronounced dead.
Fire Chief Matthew Pegg says the fire was contained and no other injuries were reported.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
FATAL FIRE:
Wilson Av + Lexfield Av area
7:26am
– At a residence@Toronto_Fire advised a 2 alarm
– a man in the home was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries
– He was pronounced deceased at hospital#GO1508337
^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) August 6, 2022
