Firefighter injured battling blaze at North York home

A Toronto firefighter was seriously injured battling a blaze at an unoccupied home in North York on Tuesday night.

The three-alarm firm broke out at a home under construction on Wedgewood Drive at around 8:30 p.m.

When crews arrived the basement and first floor were ablaze. The fire was doused around an hour later.

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Fire officials tell CityNews a firefighter fell off a landing and into the basement. Paramedics say he was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.