Residents displaced after fire destroys home under construction in Scarborough

Some residents have been displaced after a nearby home under construction went up in flames. It happened Tuesday morning near McCowan and Kingston Road.

By Michael Ranger

Posted June 7, 2022 8:41 am.

Last Updated June 7, 2022 10:57 am.

Several residents have been displaced after a three-alarm fire destroyed a home under construction in Scarborough on Tuesday morning.

Fire crews responded to a call just after 3 a.m. for a blaze on McCowan Road, just north of Kingston Road.

Crews arrived to find an unoccupied house fully engulfed in flames and say it collapsed before the second alarm arrived.

scarborough fire

(Bertram Dandy/CityNews)

The occupants of neighbouring homes were evacuated and the houses on either side of the fire sustained some damage

Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg tweeted just after 7 a.m. that the fire was under control and there were no injuries reported.

There is no word yet on the cause of the fire.

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