November 19, 2015
A three-alarm residential fire in Toronto yesterday will result in charges for Ontario Fire Code violations, City of Toronto Fire Services announced today.
Toronto Fire Services was called to a fire at 1265 College St. at 5:34 a.m. on November 18. The blaze escalated to a three-alarm fire involving 18 fire trucks and 75 firefighters. Toronto firefighters talked one person out of jumping from a second-floor roof area and quickly rescued the person using a ladder. Eight occupants were in the house at the time of the fire; three of them were transported to a hospital for smoke inhalation.
The second floor of the three-storey house sustained significant fire damage before firefighters knocked down the blaze at 6 a.m. After the fire was under control, Fire Prevention staff conducted a post-fire inspection to determine compliance with the Ontario Fire Code.
During their inspection, Fire Prevention staff noted numerous Ontario Fire Code violations and determined that the residence was being operated as a rooming house. Toronto Fire Services has a zero-tolerance policy for Fire Code violations and will be laying charges in the Provincial Offences Court. The penalties for Fire Code violations run up to $50,000 and/or a year in jail for individuals and up to $100,000 for a corporation.
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