Overnight Scarborough plaza fire deemed suspicious, multiple tenants displaced
Posted July 22, 2026 5:26 am.
Last Updated July 22, 2026 10:59 am.
Toronto police now say an overnight fire that began with a vehicle blaze and spread into a two‑storey commercial plaza on Eglinton Avenue East, displacing tenants, is being treated as suspicious.
Toronto Fire Services says the call came in at 2:27 a.m. for reports of a vehicle on fire at 2390 Eglinton Ave. E., near Ionview Road and Kennedy Road. When firefighters arrived, they found flames had extended from the vehicle into the building.
The incident was upgraded to a Level 2 alarm, bringing additional crews to the scene. Firefighters were able to suppress the blaze quickly, limiting further damage to the plaza.
Toronto paramedics treated two patients, though neither required transport to hospital.
Fire officials say residents in the units above the plaza were safely evacuated from their homes. Officials say the Red Cross is assisting as many as 10 displaced tenants with housing.
According to CityNews and 680 NewsRadio reports from the scene, an empty gas can was seen next to the burnt SUV. Tenants of the plaza said the business was the target of arson on April 9, but fire officials couldn’t comment on that fire.
