Woman seriously injured in fire at Toronto Community Housing building

Fire crews at the scene of a fire at a Toronto Community Housing apartment building on Jan. 30, 2020. CITYNEWS

By News staff

Posted January 30, 2020 7:48 am.

Last Updated January 30, 2020 7:51 am.

A woman in her 60s is in hospital with serious smoke inhalation after a three-alarm fire at a Toronto Community Housing building in Riverside.

Fire crews were called to the low-rise apartment building on Matilda Street near Queen Street and the Don Valley Parkway around 5:45 a.m. Thursday.

Firefighters rescued the woman from a third-floor unit.

The fire has since been put out.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

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