2 seriously injured in two-alarm house fire in Parkdale

Fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at a home on Pearson Avenue on Feb. 8, 2025. CITYNEWS/Arthur Pressick

Posted February 8, 2025 7:39 am.

Last Updated February 8, 2025 10:43 am.

Two people have been taken to hospital following a two-alarm fire in Parkdale.

Fire crews were called to a home on Pearson Avenue in the Roncesvalles Avenue and Queen Street West area around 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

Firefighters were met with heavy flames coming from the second floor of the home.

Officials say two people were evacuated from the home and the fire was extinguished.

Paramedics tell CityNews two people were taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

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