One person seriously injured in Regent Park fire

Fire crews battle a fire at a building in Regent Park on August 31, 2023. CITYNEWS/Khaled Mansour

Posted August 31, 2023 11:14 pm.

One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a one-alarm fire in Regent Park.

Fire crews were called to a highrise in the area of Oak and River Streets, south of Gerrard Street East around 9:14 p.m. Thursday night.

Firefighters were met with heavy, thick smoke coming from multiple floors of the building. The fire was quickly extinguished and no evacuation orders were issued.

Police say one person was taken to a nearby hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

There is no indication at this time of what may have caused the blaze.

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