1 dead in fire at Toronto Plaza Hotel
Posted November 27, 2023 10:57 am.
Last Updated November 27, 2023 4:29 pm.
One person is dead after being pulled from a fire at a unit on the fourth floor of the Toronto Plaza Hotel on Monday morning.
When fire crews removed the person they were without vital signs, and declared dead a short time later.
It’s not clear how the blaze started at the hotel at 1677 Wilson Ave., near Jane Street.
The fire was contained to one unit, and has been extinguished.
Some residents have been temporarily displaced and are being kept in shelter buses
The building has been used to accommodate people experiencing homelessness since 2016, including refugees and refugee claimants, the City’s website states.
The same address was the location of a sudden death on Saturday that is still being investigated, but is considered non-suspicious by police at this point.
In that instance a person was discovered dead on a bus parked at the location.
“The City is aware of the unfortunate news that a person was found deceased in a bus parked at 1677 Wilson Ave. over the weekend,” a spokesperson with the City said.
“This bus is one of several coach buses parked at this location – none of which are connected with the City or its use of this location as a shelter site. For privacy reasons, the City cannot comment on any suspected cause of the death, nor on the individual’s current or previous use of the shelter system.”
