Danforth Tech fire being investigated as arson

By News Staff

Posted April 27, 2012 5:13 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Toronto District School Board Health and Safety Manager Chris Broadbent speaks to the media after police said Wednesday’s fire at Danforth Collegiate & Technical Institute is being investigated as arson.

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