A steady rise in the number of fatal fires in the province in recent years has prompted officials to launch a new public education campaign urging residents to test and maintain their smoke detectors.
Fire officials are urging residents affected by a fire that broke out in a 16-storey high rise in Toronto's west end Sunday afternoon to find somewhere else to stay for the immediate future, with efforts to restore power to the building ongoing.
Residents of a west Toronto residence could be in the dark for a “number of days” after the electrical system at their apartment building caught fire late Sunday afternoon and was significantly damaged.