Toronto police deem fire at commercial building suspicious
Just after 3 a.m., firefighters and police were called to Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue for reports of a fire at a commercial building.
Toronto police are probing a fire at a commercial building in North York with suspicion following a rapid response from firefighters and law enforcement in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue, where reports of a fire prompted an immediate call to the scene. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze, according to officials, with no reported injuries.
Despite initially declining to comment at the scene, Toronto police confirmed that the cause of the fire has been deemed suspicious. However, they did not provide any further details about their ongoing investigation.
In the aftermath of the incident, roads in the vicinity were temporarily closed as firefighters secured the area and determined that the building remained structurally stable.
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