Toronto firefighters are on the scene of a fire in one of the apartment buildings south of Kingston Road between Warden and Manderly.
It appears that at least two apartments have been gutted.
Kingston Road has been closed and traffic is being diverted north to Freeman.
More details when they become available but here are some early photos.
16 units responded to fire at 5:30am at 1457 Kingston Road
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 200 people gathered on Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Branch 13 of the Royal Canadian Legion on Kingston Road.
Two more affordable apartment buildings in Birch Cliff have been targeted for redevelopment, which means there are now four proposed “demovictions” in the neighbourhood affecting tenants in a total of 155 rental units.
Opposition is muted to a comparatively modest eight-storey condo building proposed for 1161 Kingston Rd. at Courcelette Road, the current site of Spiros & Sons gas station.
Today in History: March 29, 1910. A 200-acre brushfire came close to razing Birch Cliff, as reported by the Toronto Evening Telegram 111 years ago today.
A community association meeting will be held on Wed. Dec. 9 to discuss the ten condominium projects underway or pending in Birch Cliff, including Lenmore Court, where tenants have been told they will be displaced.
A two-alarm fire on Kalmar Ave. drew a massive emergency response Monday afternoon, with 16 fire vehicles, two ambulances and three police cars responding to the scene.
