Section of Danforth closed after early-morning fire

By News Staff

Posted April 28, 2014 5:43 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Busy Danforth Avenue has been shut down in both directions after a fire early on Monday morning.

The fire began in a commercial building that had apartments above it near Main Avenue around 4 a.m.

Danforth is closed from Barrington Avenue to Sibley Avenue as police investigated.

No injuries were reported, but dozens of residents were forced out of their apartments due to the smoke.

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