1 injured in 2-alarm high rise fire in Scarborough

A Toronto Fire truck is seen in this undated photo. CITYNEWS

By Meredith Bond

Posted December 29, 2023 2:39 pm.

Toronto fire have rescued one person from a two-alarm high rise fire in Scarborough.

Crews were called to 30 Thunder Grove in the area of Finch Avenue and McCowan Road for a two-alarm residential high-rise fire on the 10th floor.

One person was rescued from a unit and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other residents were displaced and the fire has since been extinguished.

There’s no word on the cause on the fire at this point.

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