City of Toronto storage barn at historic Scarborough property destroyed by fire

Toronto emergency crews responded to a fire at Cornell Campbell House in Scarborough late Saturday. CITYNEWS / Matt Wilkins

By Nick Westoll

Posted August 9, 2026 2:48 pm.

Last Updated August 10, 2026 9:39 pm.

A barn at the historic Cornell Campbell House property in Scarborough used by the City of Toronto for storage has been heavily damaged after a fire late Saturday.

Emergency crews were called to the Cornell Campbell House grounds on Kingston Road just east of Markham Road just before 11 p.m.

A spokesperson for Toronto Fire Services told CityNews firefighters found the barn fully engulfed in flames.

A Toronto Paramedics spokesperson said their crews were dispatched to the scene, but no one required any treatment.

Officials said the cause of the fire and the circumstances leading up to the blaze weren’t known as of Sunday.

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