3 tow truck fires reported in Scarborough overnight

Toronto police are investigating three separate tow truck fires in Scarborough that happened in quick succession overnight Sunday.

Police received the first call for a tow truck fire at a highrise building parking lot on Bellamy Road North and Eglinton Avenue East at 4:31 a.m. The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported.

The second call came in a minute later at 4:32 a.m., reporting two vehicles on fire at a home on Wayford Crescent and John Taber Trail.

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Crews responded and extinguished a tow truck as well as another vehicle. It is unclear which vehicle was on fire first.

Shortly thereafter, crews extinguished a third tow truck fire, reported at 5:13 a.m. at a gas station on Kingston Road and Sheppard Avenue East.

No injuries were reported in all three incidents.

Police say the fires are being treated as suspicious but cannot confirm if they are related.

An investigation is underway and no further details are available at this time.