Posted: Dec 16, 2020 8:27 PM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
City crews cleared debris from what is known as the Fort York encampment following two fires, one Tuesday night and another early Wednesday.(CBC)
There have been 11 encampment fires in Toronto since Friday but fire officials say they are not the work of a serial arsonist.
Toronto Acting Fire Chief Jim Jessop said on Wednesday that the causes of the fires are varied and ignition sources include everything from candles, cigarettes, lighters and open flames.
Some have been intentionally set, he said. Many are still under investigation. There is no indication whatsoever from Toronto Fire Services perspective that this significant rise in fires is attributed to for lack of a better word a serial arsonist or a person or a group of persons intentionally setting fires, Jessop told CBC Toronto.